‘Phulpati’ sent to Hanumandhoka from Gorkha

GORKHA: A palanquin with ‘phulpati’ has been dispatched to Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu from the Dashain Ghar at Gorkha Durbar on the seventh day of Dashain festival today.

Phulpati is a collection of seven different plants that are considered auspicious during Dashain. The helpers at the palace sent the decorated palanquin on a government vehicle (Ba 2 Jha 3221) at the auspicious time at 9:10 after performing puja and rituals, said Hari Prasad Bhusal, chief of Gorkha Durbar Caretaking Office.

As per the tradition, the Phulpati will be installed at the Dashain Ghar at Hanumandhoka today evening amidst celebration and due rituals after reaching Kathmandu.

Non-gazetted first class officer Chuda Nidhi Tiwari accompanied the palanquin, said Bhusal. The phulpati would also be installed at the Dashain Ghar at Gorkha Durbar today itself. “A big crowd of devotees used to gather on the occasion, in the past. However, this has been affected by COVID-19 pandemic. We sent the phulpati after performing general rituals,” he said.

Prithivi Narayan Shah, the then king of Gorkha and unifier of modern Nepal, started the tradition. Since then, it continues.

 

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