Dhanwantari Jayanti Celebrated for Health and Well-being

Kathmandu. Dhanwantari Jayanti is a sacred festival related to health and well-being in Hinduism. As it is celebrated based on the date, it falls on the thirteenth day of the Krishna Paksha of Kartik every year, which is today. It is believed that on this day, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Dhanwantari, the proponent of Ayurveda.

According to religious belief, worshipping Lord Dhanwantari today is believed to bring health to family members, liberation from diseases, and a happy life. The eighth chapter of the eighth canto of Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran describes the churning of the ocean and the appearance of Dhanwantari.