Phulpati taken to Kathmandu from Gorkha Durbar

Gorkha, Oct 21: A palanquin containing the Phulpati has been sent from the Dashainghar in Gorkha Durbar to be carried all the way to Hanumandhoka Durbar in Kathmandu, according to the main priest of Gorkha Durbar Sharada Prasad Bhattarai.

Phulpati is an assortment of flowers, leaves and fruits of different plants considered auspicious and it is anointed at the Dashain Ghar on the seventh day of the Bada Dashain festival. The ritualistic shipment was given a send-off from the Gorkha Dashainghar at the auspicious hour of 8:0 a.m. by the Dashainghar's caretaker performing the associated Vedic rituals.