Devotees Gather for Traditional Fair at Balaju Baisdhara
Summary
A traditional fair is being held at Balaju Baisdhara in Kathmandu where Hindu and Buddhist devotees bathe, believed to grant spiritual merit and cure skin ailments.
Key Points
- A fair is being held at Baisdhara in Balaju, Kathmandu on Chaitra Shukla Purnima.
- Hindu and Buddhist devotees visit the site to bathe during the fair.
- Bathing at Baisdhara is believed to grant merit equivalent to bathing in Muktinath and Gosaikunda.
- The site was originally constructed with 21 water spouts by King Jaya Prakash Malla, later increased to 22 by Jayasthiti Malla.
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