GORKHA: In the first day of Bada Dashain festival, seeds for growing Jamara (barley shoots) have been sowed at the Dashain Ghar in the Gorakhkali temple of Gorkha to mark Ghatasthapana.
The ritual has been carried out at the auspicious hour of 10:35 am on Sunday morning, said the main priest Lila Bahadur Bohara.
On this day, Nepali people worship Diyo (an oil-fed lamp), Kalas (auspicious jar) and lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals. They also sow maize and barley seeds for germination of the auspicious Jamara (barley shoots).
Likewise, the process of germination of barley shoots has also been carried out at the Manakamana temple in Gorkha.
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