Kagbeni Sees Drastic Drop in Pilgrims Due to Road Blockade

Kagbeni. This year, Kagbeni in Mustang, which usually sees thousands of pilgrims for Pitri Tarpan during the Sohra Shraddha period, is deserted. Due to heavy rainfall from October 9 to 11, the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section has been blocked by landslides and erosion, resulting in a negligible number of pilgrims coming to Kagbeni for Shraddha.Pilgrims also come from India to perform Pindadan and Tarpan in the names of their deceased ancestors here. It is a religious belief that performing Pindadan and Tarpan at Kagbeni, the confluence of the Kali river flowing from Damodar Kund and the Gandaki river flowing from the...