Mandali Puja
mandali puja celebration chimkhola nearby village dhawalagiri zone westcentral nepal celebrated annually tuesday month mangsir eighth month nepalese calendar marghashirsha first month winter sukla pratipada black shegoat possible may also observed individually throughout year ujjali tuesday month mandali puja observed appeal cure illness relief misfortune success foreign travel woman wish become doctor believe make offering successful offering originally goat since b ad pair pigeon also used comb thread ribbon mirror sari offered goddess believed powerful worshipped people different place according legend mandali bajai third granddaughter last thakuri king dholarthan married waakhet pathlekhet vdc third daughter mandali bajai since childhood different age beaten scolded villager despite pain illness came chimkhola crossing raghuganga river b ad mallika puja taking place mulkarha mandali bajai became pilgrim long night celebration way back chimkhola struck cow named guleni north side mandali known chulthepathi died injury eight ten year accident mandali bajai began appear spiritualist convincing worship present place veneration began b ad shrine originally near large puwale bush b ad chambir tilija devotee built fence around area b ad however landslide tamkhane gahra destroyed puwale bush surrounding area landslide temple moved north village chamalabot however witch doctor encouraged worship old site near milky tree accordance wish villager searched area found dudelo tree tree region chimkhola used feed domestic animal beginning b ad worship began original site fenced chambir tilija b g k paha bahadur pun dedicated temple later karna bahadur tilijas son li tam bahaur tilija som bahadur tilija moti bahadur tilija man bahadur tilija lived area built another temple b original temple renovated g k paha bahadur pun jaisara pun oldest wife kali maya pun youngest wife indra bahadur pun oldest son ruk maya pun oldest daughterinlaw dek bahadur pun youngest son bina pun youngest daughter