Barahachhetra

Barahachhetra
Location within Nepal
Geography
Coordinates 26°50′N 87°11′E / 26.83°N 87.18°E / 26.83; 87.18Coordinates: 26°50′N 87°11′E / 26.83°N 87.18°E / 26.83; 87.18
Country Nepal
State Koshi
District Sunsari
Elevation 214 m (702 ft)
Culture
Sanctum Varaha
Major festivals Maghe Sankranti
Architecture
Architecture Dome

Barahachhetra is a Hindu pilgrimage sites in Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8602 people living in 1695 individual households.[1] Among 4 chhetra in hindu mythology 2 falls in India and 2 in Nepal that is Kurukshetra & Dharmachhetra in India and Barahachhetra & Muktinath or Muktichhetra in Nepal.

Lord Vishnu, by taking the incarnation of Varaha or Baraha protected the earth from being submerged into Patala (underworld) with his long tusk. Then the Lord sat with his wife Laxmi at the bank of Koshi River and the lap of Himalayas and hills. So, the place bore its name after that event. There is a big and beautiful image of the Baraha incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Kumba mela

In every 12 year kumbha mela is organizing since 2058 B.S. in Chataradham. The second kumbha mela was held in 2070 B.S. It is of One month. This time more than 6 lakhs people visited.

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.



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