Mangsebung is crowded with religious tourists. Mangsebung (Larumba) located in Mangsebung Rural Municipality-5, which is known as the center of faith of Kirant believers, has been visited by religious tourists.

On the occasion of the 71st birth anniversary of Kirant Dharmaguru Atmanand Lingden  Mangsebung, a follower of the Kirant religion, was present. Kirant followers who are celebrating the birth anniversary of the religious leader as a religious festival gather in Mangsebung every year on the third week of December.

Since Monday, Mangsebung has been full of religious tourists from the country and abroad. All hotels and homestays here are full. Kalpana Lingden, president of Mangsebung Community Homestay, said that arrangements have been made for religious tourists who are not staying in hotels and homestays to stay in local homes. 

'There are about a dozen registered hotels and 15 homestays and dozens of unregistered hotels and homestays. All of them are full of religious tourists,' she said. She said that all the houses here are kept as homestays during religious festivals.

Hotel owner Sukdal Seling said that more than 20,000 religious tourists have gathered in Mangsebung. 'Religious tourists continue to come here, all the lodges are full,' he said.

There are about 700 households of Kirant religious people living in that area. Ward President Narendra Kumar Rai said that the religious festival held every year in the third week of November has helped in local income generation by promoting business here. "The gathering of religious tourists here has helped promote the business of the locals," said President Rai.

Thousands of tourists from the country and abroad have come to celebrate the birthday. Thousands of religious tourists have come to Mangsebung from various regions of Nepal including India, Bhutan, Burma, Britain, America, Australia, Denmark etc.

Various religious programs are held on the occasion of the religious guru's birthday celebration. Chief organizer Kirant Angsi Mangennan Seva Samiti Chairman Keharsingh Yonghang said that the birthday celebration inaugurated by Defense Minister Manvir Rai on Tuesday will continue till Thursday.

President Yonghang said that on Wednesday, a religious sermon by religious leader Atmanand Lingden, blessing reading, distribution of gifts, distribution of thank-you letters, and release of books have been scheduled. Similarly, he said that there is a farewell program on Thursday with the distribution of Mangenna rice. 

Atmanand Lingden, who was born on 18 November 2011 in Chukchinamba Agoutebari of Mangsebung rural municipality-2 Ivang, is running a campaign of religious, cultural and social transformation to complete the unfinished work of national treasure Falgunanda Lingden. He is considered as a worshiper of truth, peace and non-violence by the followers of Kirant religion.

In Mangsebung, which is known as the main faith center of Kirant religious followers, the birthday of the religious leader is attended by distinguished people of the state every year. Mangsebung area is a no smoking area. People going there from outside are also prohibited from consuming meat and any kind of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and cigarettes.