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

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tradition, the festival is celebrated on the new moon that falls in the month of Baisakh as per the

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Matatirtha Matatirtha is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,799 living in 50 ...

Pond is a

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site on the western outskirts of

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visited to remember deceased mothers. It is believed that those who take a holy bath in Mata Tirtha and offer ''tarpan'' today helps his/her mother reach salvation and bring prosperity to the family. Legend states that people can see their departed mother's face in the pond.

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