Bhagwati Rath Yatra for 205 years commemorating the defeat of the British

V.No. Ashok Maharjan, chairman of the temple management committee, said that since the Bhadra Krishna Navami day of 1877, this procession has been held continuously at Tansen in Palpa. Hundreds of devotees from Palpa and neighboring districts participated in the Rath Yatra. Nepalese army, police, armed police, civil servants, common people were present. President Paudel, Defense Minister Manveer Rai, Tourism Minister Badri Pandey, Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Chetnarayan Acharya participated in the Rath Yatra.

Colonel Ujirsingh's children also came for worship. During the Rath Yatra, district government offices, organizations, village development groups circled the market. A cultural tableau with bhajankirtan and panchebacha was presented. From Bhagwati temple, Nishan, Muldho's Sheetalpati, the administration, police, armed, coordination committee offered pooja in the palace. Only then did the common people offer puja during the Rath Yatra. In addition to Karneli Pooja, Pooja has been given by reaching the ranks of the Nepali Army. Puja was also offered in the market area. The chariot was taken to Basantpur, Asantol, Narayantol, Bhimsentol, Buspark, Tundikhel, Badignantol, Silkhantol, Taksar and other places in Tansen.

This Rath Yatra is held in memory of the then Colonel Ujirsinh Thapa protecting Jeetgarhi Butwal area from the British. If Thapa wins the war, he started the tradition of building a temple and carrying out a pilgrimage. V.No. He was victorious in the second battle on 7th Baisakh, 1872. He built the temple in the then administrative center of Tansen from 1872 to 1876. Ujirsingh made a vow before going to war and believed that he had won the war and built a magnificent temple. There is a history of that Thapa starting the Rath Yatra of Bhagwati from the day of Bhadra Krishna Navami in 1877 . It is said that Thapa, who was impressed by the Kathmandu pilgrimage, also conducted a Rathayatra of Bhagwati in Palpa.

The army led by Colonel Thapa at that time went into battle. Nuwakot-Jitgarhi war was won on 7th Baikhakh 1872. Padam Neupane, Publicity Coordinator of Bhagwati Temple Management Committee, said that after the federal, state and local governments understand the importance of Rath Yatra, there has been a demand to include Bhagwati Jatra in Palpa in the government calendar in the coming days. "This time, the presence of the head of state is also of great importance," he said, "I believe that there will be some changes in the coming days."

Lumbini State Chief Minister Chetnarayan Acharya has announced that the state government will allocate the necessary budget for the reconstruction of the Bhagwati Temple, which is full of history and heroism. Chief Minister Acharya said at the journalist honor and prize distribution ceremony organized by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists that the provincial government has given public holiday across the district, giving importance to the Victory Rath Yatra carrying the glory of defeating the British Empire. "Because the correct information has not been received, a small budget has been allocated," he said, "Next year, Bhagwati Temple will not be covered with Tripal."