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Dipankha Yatra- A longest Heritage Walk |
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“Dipankha Yatra”, a religious walkathon of ‘Neel Thu Bodhisatva’(Blue Horned Oxen). It is considered as one of the longest journey where the devotees are suppose to travel 66 km on foot, nearly traveling 25 to 32 hours. The journey covers visiting 141 temples and monasteries in the Kathmandu Valley which are more than 900 years old. This year it occurred on 18th of October, 2013. In Nepali, 1st of Kartik 2070 B.S. on Kojagrat Purnima of Dashain (National Festival). On 17october, 2005 also Dipankha Yatra was organized which was occurred after 38 years. The Dipankha is organized when five auspicious astronomical and astrological features coincide together on one day. 1. Full moon day of Ashwin.(October) 2. Rewati para Ashwini Nakshatra.(Astrological) 3. Harshan Yoga.(Astrological) 4. Sankranti (the first day of solar month) 5. Sunday.
“Dipankha Yatra” is a symbol of religious harmony in Nepal. Its history can be found on records as old as 1902 B.S (1865 A.D) in the holy scripts of (Hiranya Varna Maha Vihar) Golden Temple, one of the major tourist attractions within the World Heritage Site, Patan, Lalitpur. Dipankha Yatra is also one of the precious journey in which devotees are believed to gain dharma of one tola of gold in each foot-step. This means the devotees who joins the procession will get good deeds as he/she has earned 1 tola(11.664 gram) of gold on each foot-step. (Religious belief of the walk) This year more than One hundred fifty thousand devotees paid homage to deities on the 25-32 hours long procession. Along with that mass I am also one. The day before this walk,People offer a “Kisli” ( a bowl full of wheat, nut and a coin in a mud pot) at Nagbahal (Starting Point of the walk), it is a kind of traditional practice of registration and showing commitment for the walkathon. I started the journey from Nagbahal at 3 am on 18 Oct, traveled acrossed the valley and I conclude this walk at 9 am , 19 Oct at Mahalaxmisthan, Lagankhel, Lalitpur. The experience of this walk was very magnificent. It was a walk with nature a Heritage Walk.
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thank you all for your comments :)
Posted 01-02-2014 01:49
ahhh this day, it was very interesting, i also did walk for 24 hour but could not complete all site. got too tired :). but it was fun walking this day.thank you for sharing this event.
Posted 23-12-2013 04:11
Wow that is very impressive, I have never before seen a report like this. Thank you very much for your report!
Posted 20-12-2013 04:19
too intersesting
Posted 11-12-2013 00:10
thank you very much for the information.
Posted 06-12-2013 23:02
Girish: thank you for you view
Posted 05-12-2013 02:47
Prashant Thank you
Posted 05-12-2013 02:46
Thanks for sharing..!
Posted 02-12-2013 00:11
Nice report.
Posted 01-12-2013 20:42
as i am volunteering in the constitutional assembly election in Nepal and the most of the focal persons were busy in election campaign so no further movement are taken in this topic .My apologies. I will be back with the further information about dipankha yatra and its historical background very soon. thank you :)
Posted 23-11-2013 13:45
Parvathy Sabarinathan: thank you
Posted 23-11-2013 13:39
very nice
Posted 15-11-2013 21:23
your welcome christy lee. :) :)
comments encourages me alot. Thank you all from your wonderful comments :)
Posted 11-11-2013 12:29
@Abhishek Thank you for your additional input, I learned so many thing from you :D
Posted 11-11-2013 08:37
thanks a lot fo haring this article. Looking forward to learn your experience, 25 hours continuous walk, can't imagine myself walking so looong..eagerly waiting for your next article.
Posted 10-11-2013 08:47
yes joshep its very interesting walkathon.
thank you for your view.
Posted 10-11-2013 03:12
thank you sabina for your view.
I assure you that as soon as i get more information i will share more.:)
I will also be sharing my previous experience with all. :) :)
Posted 10-11-2013 03:08
thats the well elaborated article, Thanks for sharing the article. I look forward to learn more about Dipankha in your next article.
Posted 09-11-2013 18:52
Yes its shocking , the last "Dipanka Yatra" was held on 17 Oct 2005, 8 years back. On 2005 it was organized after 38 years (i.e previously on 1967, October) it was organized.The reason of this gap is due to the 5 astronomical importance as mention before. And due to this gap people find this walk religiously auspicious so from childd to elder people participate. :) :) last time my whole family participated in this wakathon and it was awesome :) :).
Posted 08-11-2013 15:34
wow interesting
Posted 08-11-2013 10:20
Oh, that's shocking :-( 15 years is really long time period!
Posted 08-11-2013 08:39
I just came to now today that till next 15 years, Dipankhaa Yatra will not be organized as the five auspicious astronomical and astrological features Full moon day of Ashwin.(October), Rewati para Ashwini Nakshatra.(Astrological), Harshan Yoga.(Astrological), Sankranti (the first day of solar month),Sunday.) do not coincide together on one day. So on 2028 only the next Dipankha Yatra will be held. :( :( as these astronomical and astrological features concide.
Posted 08-11-2013 02:47
welcome arushi.
Yes i had hear and seen about the vaishno and amarnath yatra through indian movies. :)
thank you for your views :)
Posted 08-11-2013 02:43
welcome pratap,
sure the previous walkaton i visit was 8 years back.I will re-memorize it and surely share with you all. :)
Posted 08-11-2013 02:41
your welcome christy lee.
i would like to inform you that the more detail info about this procession to get answer of WHYand HOW, i am trying to contact the focal persons of the organizing team of dipankha yatra and interview them.:) :) So as soon as i get the appointment from the focal person. then i will be share about its importancewith our global family. :) :)
Posted 08-11-2013 02:40
Thanks for making us aware of this . We too have similar pilgrimage /religious yatras in India like Vaishno Devi or Amarnath ki yatra. May God fulfill your wishes after this religious yatra.
Posted 08-11-2013 01:40
very interesting, thank you for sharing it..
can you also share your experience in previous Deepankha yatra
Posted 07-11-2013 11:47
Thank you for introducing 'Dipankha Yatra'. So interesting! :-)
Posted 07-11-2013 08:09