Baraha pokhari is a destination of special faith

Barahpokhari is a destination of special faith

Occupying an area of ​​five kilometers, Barahpokhari is located 16 kilometers south of the district headquarters Diktel. Barahapokhari situated in 1700 meters above from the sea level in Khotang district east of Nepal. Anyone can visit hidden tourism destination of Khotang then explore sacred Baraha Pokhari pond and Shangkheshwar Mahadev temple which lies in Barahapokhari rural municipality of Khotang district. Crowds flock to Barahpokhari to take a dip into pond. Especially on Haribodhani Ekadashi, the two-day Mela is held around the pond. Even today, pigeons are flown here to ensure peace in life. A new species of red fish is found in Barahpokhari. It is a endanger species in the world.  Barahpokhari has been declared as one of the 100 tourist destinations of the country by the Government of Nepal.

In the middle of the forest, there is a huge pond. Whose source and exit are nowhere to be seen. The volume of the pond, which is located on the flat land in the middle of the hill, looks the same for twelve months. There is a saying that in ancient times, when a fish came out of the yard of a house and ate it by roasting it, water came out of it and 12 houses of the Magar settlement were submerged in the lake.

It takes two days to reach Barahpokhari on foot from Diktel Bazaar. Diktel, Temma, Chuichumma Boflu, Chhitapokhari, Chipring, Indreyanipokhari, Khotang Bazaar and after crossing Sawakhola you can reach Barahpokhari in about three hours. Barahpokhari is reached from Udayapur via Buwanjorghat and Kulabadh in Sunkoshi on the border of Khotang and Udayapur. From Bhojpur, it reaches there after passing through Pandhare bazar of Bhojpur.

There are plenty of local style hotels in Barahpokhari so there is no problem to stay there. Apart from food, the hotels around Barahpokhari are rich in delicacies such as celroti, sibaltarul and ghartarul etc occasionally. It is believed that worshiping Barahmai and Shankheshwar on the south side of Barahpokhari will fulfill the dream. In order to bring peace in life, it is customary to fly a pair of temple pigeons and to worship by bathing in a pool for purity.

There is a belief that one can get salvation by bathing in this pool which looks green for 12 months. It is believed that a couple who have been married for a long time and have no children can have children if they come here to worship. On the occasion of Haribodhani Ekadashi, the Mela here is especially crowded with devotees. It is also customary to sow Satbiz in the pond on Ram Navami, Shivaratri, Balachaturdashi and Maghe Sankranti.

The meat of the poor is 'Akkabare chilli' (Birosi)

There was a time when green Akkabare used to be synonymous with the meat of the poor. From our ancestors it was customary to hunt or kill and eat wild animals. Gradually, the animals began to be raised and fed. With the change of time, various things are changing. At the same time, money came into vogue. Before that it was customary to meet the need by exchanging the goods needed by one and the goods needed by the other. When the money came, it was not easy to get it. People started buying things now, but money was very important and it was just as difficult to get money.

If someone had to kill and eat a domestic animal, the meat would not be sold until another village was informed. Meat, which our ancestors have been eating, is still very popular today. So when meat is cooked, rice is eaten a lot. In this sense, Akkabare is called the flesh of the poor. After biting the chillies, the rice can be eaten sparingly and it was also compulsion too. It was customary to eat spicy chilies and eat the rice to cool down and fill the stomach.

Time is strong, when a beautiful woman doesn't look at WB Yeats, he wants to spit in the face of time, not the woman. As the saying goes, with the passage of time, everyone has access to more or less money. But even though we human beings have been going through such a situation, now we have changed like a 'Tuppibat Pala'. As much money as our leaders and some employees have, but our leaders and employees will not stop taking bribes. Is it also given by time? Or… So don't forget the roots even if you flow with time.

My experience and the season of Akkabare Birosi.

गरिबको मासु अक्कबरे खोर्सानी

एक समय एस्तो थियो जुन हरियो अक्कबरे खोर्सानीलाई गरिबको मासु भनेर पर्यायबचि शब्दले बुझाउथ्यो । हाम्रो पुर्खाहरु बाटनै सिकार गने वा जंगलीजनावार मार्ने र भोजन गर्ने चलन थियो । बिस्तारै जनावारहरु लाई द्दरपालुवाको रुपमा पालेर भोजन गर्न थालियो । समय परिवर्तन संगै बिभिन्न कुराहरु परिबर्तन हुदै आय । त्यसै क्रममा पैशाको चलन आयो । त्यो भन्दा अगाडी एकलाई चाहिएको समान र अर्कोलाई लिनदिन चाहिने समान साटासाट गरेर आवाश्यतmा पूर्ति गर्ने चलन थियो । जब पैशा आयो, त्यो पैशा पनि सजिलै पोउन सकिने अवस्था थिएन । हुने हरुले अब समान खरिद गर्न थाले तर पैशाको अति महत्व थियो र पैशा पाउन पनि तेतिकै गाह्रो थियो ।

येदि कोहि कसैले द्दरपालुवा जनावार मारेर खानको लागि अर्को गांउलाई सम्म खबर गर्दानी मासु बिक्दैन थियो । हाम्रो पुर्खा देखि भोजन गर्दै आएको मासु एकदमै मिठो भोजनको रुपमा अहिले सम्म प्रचलित छ । त्यसैले मासु पाक्दा भात धेरै खाने गर्दछ । यसैको अर्थमा अक्कबरे लाई गरिबको मासु भनिएको हो । जुन खोर्सानी टोकेपछि भात झयाम झयाम खान सकिन्छ र त्यो बाध्यतmा पनि थियो, खार्सानी खादा पिरो हने र भात खाएर सितल साथै पेट भर्ने चलन वा समय थियो ।

समय बलवान छ, कबि W B Yeats लाई सुन्दर नारीले नहेर्दा उसले समयको अनुहारमा थुक्न चाहान्छु नारी लाई होइन भनेझै आज समयले कोल्टे फेरे संगै सबैको पहुचमा धेरथोर पैशा रहेको छ । तर हामि मानिस त्यस्तो अवस्थाबाट गुजिन्दै आएता पनि अहिले टुप्प्बिाट पलाको झै गरी परिवर्तन भएका छौं । पैशा जति हुदानि हाम्रा नेता र कर्मचारीहरु द्दुस खान छाडदैनऊ । यो पनि समयलेनै दिएको हो की ? त्यसैले समयसंगै बगेपनि जरा चै नभुलऊ ।

मेरो भोगाई अनुभूति र अक्कबरेको सिजन