Bariyarpur was a town and
Village Development Committee in
Bara District but now it is converted into municipality in the
Narayani Zone of south-eastern
Nepal. At the time of the
2001 Nepal census The 2001 Nepal census ( ne, राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०५८) was conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.National Report 2001 -> Introduction Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics
According to the census, the po ...
it had a population of 10000 persons residing in 1250 individual households.
Every five years, the
Gadhimai festival
Gadhimai festival is a Hindu festival held every five years in Nepal at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, Bara, Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about south of the capital Kathmandu, and about east of the city of Kalaiya, near the Indo-Nepal bor ...
is held in the temple of Bariyapur. The event involves the world's largest
sacrifice of animals – including rats, buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing ''Gadhimai'', a Hindu
goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...
of power.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Bara District
Populated places in Bara District
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