Hanuman Jayanti begins in Nepalgunj

NEPALGUNJ, April 5: The Hanuman Jayanti has kicked off at Hanumangadhi in Nepalgunj Sub Metropolitan City-2 in Banke district. The three-day festival was inaugurated amid the recitation of Akhanda Ramayana and the conduction of Nisan puja. 

On the occasion, a special team of 12 people from Ayodhya in India, who arrived here, would today evening carry out a special tableau, sing hymns of lord Shreeram, recite scriptures and perform the Tandav dance, said Jitendra Singh, Vice Chairperson of the Hanuman Temple Operation and Management Committee. 

Devotees have arrived from various parts of Nepal including Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Butwal, Surkhet, and Salyan, and from as far as various parts of India, he said. Arrangements have been made to feed around 20,000 devotees with approximately Rs 2.8 donated by various people, according to him.  "An incarnation of Hanumanji will exhibit where stories of lord Shreeram are recited," he said. 

On the occasion, Shiva Leela and Shreeram Leela will be presented, and devotees will remain awake throughout the night and sing hymns, said religious campaigner Arjun Dhimal. The Jayanti will be concluded by carrying out a chariot procession, he added.