Bhimsen Linga Exhibition Marks Start of Chir Swoyagu Holi Festival in Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur. The Chir Swoyagu or Chirothan Holi festival began on Tuesday evening with the exhibition of the Bhimsen Linga, suspended in front of the Bhimsen temple at Dattatreya temple in Tachpal, Bhaktapur.On the evening of the eighth day of the bright half of the month of Falgun, the Bhimsen Linga, which is a symbol of Bhimsen in Newari language (Lajja), is traditionally brought after being washed clean in Kamalpokhari pond. This linga, made from a wooden log, is three hands long and 30 inches in circumference. The custom is to wash it again in the Brahmayani river on the evening...