Mahasnan

Mahasnan festival is celebrated for the six days from Marga Sukla Yakadashi where the Guthi Sansthan performs invitation puja to call gods and goddesses to begin Mahasnan festival. On the second day, Guthi Sansthan performs a special puja in the temple. Pacnchaamrit Mahasnan is also observed on this day where Guthi Sanshtan offers one tolas of gold with raw pulses , five muri and ten pathi paddy to the Changu Narayan, Likewise, Pancha Bali–sacrifice of five animals, namely he-buffalo, he-goat, sheep, duck and hen, is offered to Chhinna Masta goddess and another feast is organised at Kuchhe Bhairab temple.

On the third day, a feast is organised for Bhadel- a group of people at Changu Narayan. Guthi Sansthan offers vegetarian food to thirty six priests of temple on the fourth day while rice-pudding and animal sacrifices are offered to gods and goddess on the fifth day. The festival concludes with Bida (Goodbye) Puja on the sixth day.

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Bhaktapur (भक्तपुर), About this sound, listen (help·info); literally translates to “city of devotees”), also known as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप Khwopa), is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal about 8 miles (13 km) from the capital city, Kathmandu. It is located in and serves as the headquarters of Bhaktapur District in Bagmati Pradesh of Nepal. It is administratively divided into 10 wards.

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