Makar Mela
makar mela traditional hindu festival celebrated every year month magh mid januaryearly february panauti town nepal festival attracts hindu pilgrim nepal india foreign tourist pilgrim believe taking dip holy river festival wash away sin festival celebrated whole month magh tribenighat confluence three river viz punyamati roshi also called lilawati rudrawati festival start sun enters makar rashi per vedic astrology pilgrim bath river worship basuki naag considered caretaker panauti devotee proceed worship indreshwor mahadev according mythology indra king heaven suffered incurable disease cure meditated year get rid disease pleasing shiva tribenighat shiva mixed nectar rudrawati river cure disease indra dipped river got cured believed every year nectar flow river cure disease another mythology describes festival celebrated time king dirgharath panauti king satyawar patan started pray goddess phulchowki river roshi godawari ritual festival forbidden visited king nepal king nepal main god festival vishnu considered god however last king nepal gyanendra visited festival environmental concern raised water pollution caused festival b b b