This Shaktipeeth, which has been continuously worshipped for centuries, is one of the major religious destinations among the nine Bhagawatis of the Far West.
The 'Dehijaat' held at the famous Ugratara Temple in Dadeldhura concluded on Wednesday with a grand ceremony. The 'Ratedi' fair, which was held on Tuesday night, on the Chaturdashi of the Kartik Shukla, and the 'Diunsedi' fair, which was held the next day, on the full moon day, today.
शताब्दीयौंदेखि निरन्तर पूजाआजा हुँदै आएको यो शक्तिपीठ सुदूरपश्चिमका नौ भगवतीमध्ये एक प्रमुख धार्मिक गन्तव्य हो । मेलामा खनमडा, छचोडा, दुमडा र जिलोडा गाउँबाट देवीको डोलीसहित ‘देउरो’ मन्दिरमा ल्याएर खेलाइएको थियो ।
सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशकै प्रसिद्ध देहीजातका रूपमा परिचित उग्रतारा मेलामा यस वर्ष पनि सुदूरपश्चिमलगायत भारतका विभिन्न क्षेत्रबाट भक्तजन आएका थिए । श्रद्धालु मात्र नभएर विभिन्न स्थानका व्यापारीहरूले पनि मेलाका अवसरमा व्यापारिक स्टलहरू राखेका थिए ।उग्रतारा क्षेत्र विकास समिति अध्यक्ष तेजबहादुर साँकीले यस वर्ष मेलामा एक लाखभन्दा बढी भक्तजनको सहभागिता रहेको बताए ।
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