Matatirtha is a village and former
Village Development Committee that is now part of
Chandragiri Municipality
Chandragiri is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees Baad Bhanjyang, Balambu, Dahachok, Mahadevsthan, Machhe ...
in
Kathmandu District
Kathmandu District ( ne, काठमाडौं जिल्ला; Nepal Bhasa: ये: जिल्ला) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Province of Nepal. It is one of the 77 districts of Nepal, covers an area of , and ...
in
Province No. 3 of central
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. At the time of the
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
it had a population of 2,799 living in 506 households. Its population has now grown to 5,982 spread over 1,314 households.
Santosh Khadka
Santosh (), also spelled as Santhosh, is a Hindu masculine given name. The name means "Satisfaction" or "Gratification".
Notable people with the given name Santosh
* Santosh Bagrodia, former MP, politician representing INC
* Santosh Bhattachar ...
was elected as Ward Chairman of Matatirtha through a local election.
Etymology
The word Matatirtha comes from two Sanskrit words, "Mata" meaning mother and "tirtha" meaning a sacred place. The VDC owes its name from a sacred pond in the VDC dedicated to mother.
Matatirtha is a sacred place and famous because of the religious aspects and values. Every year on
mother's day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the ...
thousands of people gather together to celebrate the day. Only the people who don't have their mother take a dip into the sacred pond and perform religious rituals in the temple. People from different religions visit and worship there.
Mata Tirtha Aushi
We All Nepali, retrieved 9 December 2019
See also
* Matatirtha Temple
Matatirtha Temple ( ne, मातातीर्थ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple in Matatirtha, Chandragiri Municipality, Nepal.
The temple is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi, Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and mother ...
, Hindu temple
* Matatirtha Aunsi
Matatirtha Aunsi is a day-long festival in Nepal. This day is celebrated to honor mothers and motherhood. On this day, people offer sweets, clothes, and other gift items to their mothers. According to Hindu tradition, the festival is celebrated o ...
References
Populated places in Kathmandu District
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