52-hand Lingas brought to Chandannath Temple

By Our Correspondent, Jumla, Oct. 9: The 52-hand-long lingas to be replaced at the Chandannath and Bhairavnath temples in Jumla have been brought from the forest. According to local tradition, the lingas are erected at the temples every year on Ghatasthapana, the first day of Dashain.

The lingas have been brought to the Chandannath Temple after being pulled from the forest. It has been a long-standing tradition for local devotees, members of the Chandannath Temple Management Committee, the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and other stakeholders to go to the forest on Trayodashi and bring the lingas to the temple.

This year, hundreds of devotees went to Radikhella forest in Chandannath Municipality-3 and pulled the lingas to the temple. The lingas for the Chandannath and Bhairavnath temples are prepared in the forest every year and brought to the temple with the participation of local people. The tradition of pulling the lingas from the forest is considered an important part of the local culture.