Nepal’s Taleju Bhawani Temple opens for annual Dashain rituals

Oct 01, 2025

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep (ANI): Thousands of devotees stood in serpentine lines to get blessings and worship Goddess Taleju Bhawani as the doors to the temple opened just for a day in the year. Devotees stood in line stretching across the Basantapur Durbar Square eves as goats were being sacrificed on the open square in front of Gaddhi Baithak. Open once a year on the day of Maha Nawami, Taleju Bhawani is regarded as the main goddess of Newa, as well as the savior of children. The Taleju Bhawani temple situated within the Hanumandhoka Durbar area is opened only on the day of Mahanawami or Ashwin Shukla Nawami (the ninth day in the month of Asoj as per lunar calendar) every year. Meanwhile, the Tulaja Bhawani goddess was taken amidst a ritualistic procession to the Mulchowk area of the Hanumandhoka Durbar Area at auspicious hour. The day of Maha Nawami is also considered as final day to make sacrifices to Goddess Durga and her various incarnations during Dashain. The tenth day of fortnightly festival of Dashain witnesses people touring round the house of their elderlies seeking blessings and Tika on the forehead.