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There is also a place of worship of the tribal Tharu community within the Chitwan National Park, which is called for protection in the world. The tribal Tharu community of Chitwan has been worshiping Bikram Baba in the forest of Kasara Adai, the park headquarters, during Chaite Dasain for centuries. At this time, lakhs of devotees come for the puja which lasts for 15 days. Now all communities visit Bikram Baba who worships with the belief that Tharu community gets children.
This time the worship of Vikram Baba has started from Saturday. Uttarman Guru from Rajahar Prepahar in East Nawalparasi had reached Kasra early in the morning. Along with him Thagai Guru, Jallu Mahato, Balram Guru and Baburam Guru also gathered for the worship of Vikram Baba.
At the beginning of the day of Aunsi, Gurus wake up Vikram Baba. After that, the puja continues till the full moon," said Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha Chitwan President Lalit Chaudhary. Last year on Chaite Dasain, Vikram Baba came and vowed that the son and daughter would have children soon. He said that his grandson was born this year. Therefore, he has planned to come to Bikram Baba again on Monday to sacrifice the goat as promised. The Guru explained the trick of sacrificing a goat and flying a pigeon to Baba Vikram. Sacrifice has been banned on the first day of worship.
Rapti Municipality-6 Rajiv Chaudhary of Bhandara Padaria often visits Vikram Baba. He is also a working committee member of Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha Chitwan. Rajiv says that he has deep faith and trust with Vikram Baba. He has four brothers and one sister. After the first born two children did not survive, the mother vowed to Vikram Baba. Then my brother and I were born," he said.
Jallu Mahato, who is also the ward president of Rapti-6, told that Bikram Baba has been worshiped since Tharu has been in Chitwan. Bikram Baba, who is also a guru, often comes. Villagers asking for children come to worship with a guru too.
He remembered that he used to come from far away on foot, wearing white clothes and not combing his hair. But now, even though this level of loyalty is not seen, the order of coming to worship asking for children has not decreased . After having a child, according to the vow, pigeons and goats come to sacrifice and the child's hair is also shaved.
Bikram After asking Baba, when a child is born, it is called Vikram if it is a boy and Vikrami if it is a girl. "Some people call children born in this way Yasramwa if they are sons and Yasarmia if they are daughters," said Santkumar Chaudhary, secretary of Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha Chitwan.
There is no temple or permanent structure in Bikram Baba. Under an old sal tree, worship is done remembering Vikram Baba. It is believed that Vikram Baba is powerful. He had seven sisters . It is believed that they brought it to Kasara and left it. There are many legends associated with it. It is said that you can ask for money, ask for children, ask for children and ask for security,' said the fraud guru.
Jagatpur is 18 km west-south from Bharatpur, the headquarters of Chitwan. After walking two kilometers from Jagatpur to Chitwan Park, you will reach Bikram Baba Pujasthal . You can't go here at other times . During Chaite Dasain, devotees go here for 15 days of worship with security arrangements.
Tharu people come not only from the community but also from all over the country and from India for worship. Last year, 6.5 lakh people came and worshiped. This time this number may increase further," said Deepak Dawadi, Ward President of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-23.
Chitwan National Park is the main habitat of rare wild animals in the world like spotted tigers, large one-horned rhinoceros . Thousands of tourists from abroad come to Chitwan to see these animals. Bikram Baba within this park is also rising as a famous religious. Shankar Mahato, president of Patihani Intermediate Consumer Committee of Chitwan Park near Kasara, is surprised that now millions of people come to Bikram Baba, which used to be a place where only Tharus used to come for worship. Millions of religious people have also come to the place called for wildlife tourism. It is also becoming a center of religious tourism,' said Mahato.
When there is a lot of people in a short time, the risk also increases in the protected area . There is also an example of rhinoceros being poached during the Bikram Baba Puja in the past years. Similarly, there is a danger of wild animals attacking people. In the past, the wild male elephant 'Dhruvey' used to live around the place of worship. Keeping this situation in mind, the chief conservation officer of the park, Ganesh Pant, said that security arrangements have been made.
