Devotees flock to see flowers that bloom only on New Year's Day
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Media Baaji
- Mon, 13 April 2026
sirah The arrival of Indian devotees has started at Salhesh Phulbari Mela, a historical and religious place in Lahan, which is held every year on the 1st of Baisakh on the occasion of New Year. Two days before the start of the fair, the movement of devotees started to increase.
Thousands of devotees come from different parts of Nepal and India to observe and offer prayers at Salhesh flower garden located in Lahan municipality (12 and 22). According to the Chairman of the Mela Management Committee, Sunakhari flower has started blooming on the Haram tree in front of the temple this year as well. However, it has yet to bloom. informed.
Devotees have started to pitch tents under the trees of Phulbari premises day and night. Along with the increasing number of tourists, there is a lack of infrastructure here. Birendra Chaudhary, a local, complained that there is a lack of organized Dharamshala for the devout devotees. According to folklore, this flower garden is considered as the love seat of the folk hero King Salhesh, who was born in Mahishotha 9 Siraha. Sunakhari flower is considered as a symbol of love between King Salhesh and his lover Malini.
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