Rupani ( ne, रुपनी) is a small rural municipality in

Saptari District Saptari ( ne, सप्तरी जिल्ला}), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Rajbiraj. Saptari is an Outer Terai district. This district covers an area of and has ...

in the

Sagarmatha Zone Sagarmāthā Zone ( ne, सगरमाथा अञ्चल) or Sagarmatha Anclal ( ne, सगरमाथा अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones into provinces. The headquarters of Sagarmat ...

of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2019 Nepal census it had a population of 29,989 people living in about 8500 individual households.

Cultural Traditions

Major religious celebrations include the major Hindu festivals Vijaya Dashami, Dipawali,

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, Holi,

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, Janai Purnima or

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, Saraswati Puja or Vasant Panchami, Jeetia,

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, Vishwakarma Puja, Govardhan Puja,

Bhai Tika Bhai Dooj, Bhaubeej, Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahana ...

, Chaite Dashain and so on. The Dashain, Deepawali, Chhath and Holi are heavily celebrated with full devotee and proper rules. The locals people take pride in the way these festivals are celebrated with joy and happiness. and Muslim festival "Eid al-Fitr" and "Eid al-Adha"

Religious Sites

Though its name is given after Rupani Devi. It is popular for

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in the northern part of Chure hills which is about from the

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and Dinaram Bhadri Temple in Kataiya. People use to visit there in huge numbers on Saturday to worship Shani Dev. Dinaram Bhadri is the deity god of

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people. There are many small temples including dihabar sthan, rajaji, hanuman temple, etc.

References

{{Saptari District Rural municipalities in Saptari District Populated places in Saptari District VDCs in Saptari District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 Rural municipalities in Madhesh Province