The historic Pulikisi Jatra, which started on Sunday evening after 12 years in Madhyapurthimi Municipality-7 Nagesh, has been completed tonight. Local Vinod Koju informed that the Pulukisi Jatra, which is based on the Swasthani Vrat Katha, which is celebrated every year on Bhimadwadashi day, was stopped due to various reasons including lack of finances.
The Jatra started from the Siddiganesh temple premises in Lachitol of Nagesh and went around the villages of Vanni, Chhwas, Dhwaksi, Twaga, Nyagacha etc. Celebrated. He said that this Pulukisi Jatra is giving life to the story of Sri Swasthani Vrat story of elephant choosing Navaraj as the prince.
This year, the committee introduced the local Alice Bade as a prince and made him ride on an elephant (Pulukisi) and took him to Toltol. According to the local people, it is a tradition that the person who becomes a prince should give a feast to everyone, and because the feast will cost a lot of money, the procession has been stopped.
This year, through the discussion of the committee, Alice was presented as a prince. Before the start of the Jatra, on Sunday evening at the Siddhi Ganesh Temple complex in Laiku, Nagesh, Pulukisi Jatra started after feeding the locals. Locals say that the people of Nagesh celebrate this Jatra by feasting on the election of the prince. In the process of celebrating this festival, there is a tradition of fasting for the younger generations while keeping their hopes for a suitable groom.
Bhaijan Bade, a member of Nagesh Layku Durbar Committee, said that in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur Nagar, Pulukisi Jatra is celebrated in the context of Indrajatra, but in Nagesh, this jatra is celebrated based on the Swasthani fast story.
