Matatirtha

Matatirtha is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the [[2018 it had a population of 5982 and had 1314 households in it.[1] Santosh Khadka was elected as Ward Chairman of Matatirtha through a local election.

Matatirtha

मातातीर्थ
Village of Chandragiri Municipality
Pond at Matatirtha
Matatirtha
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°14′E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceNo. 3
DistrictKathmandu District
Government
 • TypeLocal Government
 • Ward ChairmanSantosh Khadka
 • Ward SecretaryPurna Bahadur Bika
Population
 (2018)
 • Total5,982
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Etymology

The word Matatirtha comes from two Sanskrit words, "Mata" meaning mother and "tirtha" meaning a sacred place. The VDC owes its name from a sacred pond in the VDC dedicated to mother.

Image of the mother

Matatirtha is a sacred place and famous because of the religious aspects and values. Every year on mother's day thousands of people gather together to celebrate the day. Only the people who don't have their mother take a dip into the sacred pond and perform religious rituals in the temple. People from different religions visit and worship there.[2]

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References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  2. Mata Tirtha Aushi, We All Nepali, retrieved 9 December 2019

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