Gobardhan Pooja today; Nepal Sambat 1129 being celebrated
Gobardhan pooja, the fourth day of the Tihar festival, is being celebrated throughout the country Wednesday by worshipping oxen.
Oxen are worshiped on this day as they till the land and help grow crops to sustain life.
Ox is worshipped with tika, garlands and then a delicious meal is fed to it on the occasion. People who worship lord Krishna also perform 'Gobhardan pooja'. They build a small hill made out of cow dung, put some grass on it and then perform pooja on it.
This pooja symbolizes the act of lord Krishna when he lifted the gobhardan hill and saved millions of people and cows from floodwater.
Meanwhile, people belonging to Newar community within the country and abroad perform Mha pooja (self worship), which is regarded a unique way of venerating the god who resides within every human being, today.
They give themselves blessings to remain healthy and happy for the rest of the year.
Meanwhile, Nepal Sambat 1129 is also being celebrated today. This era is said to have been started by Shankhadhar Shakhwa who, according to the legend, had emancipated thousands of people from serfdom by paying back their loans by using magical powers. Shakhwa is considered a National Hero by the government.
Last week, the government decided to recognize Nepal Sambat as a national era. nepalnews.com Oct 29 08
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