Makar Mela, a month of pilgrimage in Panauti, Nepal

Every twelve years for one month from the new moon of January Hindus of Nepal and India travel to Panauti, to the Triveni Ghats, where the three rivers Lilavati, Punyamati and Rudravati create the auspicious 'Sassi Tirtha', the place to take the holy, purifying bath and by this wash of the sins.

Photos by Ramkumar Khatri:





Photos from Bhuwan Bhochhibhoya for Kavrekoseli.com :






















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Find Makar Mela photos on the Internet here:

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0gFyfjN0eVc84?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0581eB7fBzgqZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/01FU6hm0E46SZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0aKGfZT9W34hY?q=triveni



Historical photo from the net, showing the Makar Mela 2030 B.S.(1974):