Matatirtha Temple

Matatirtha Temple
Matatirtha Temple
मातातीर्थ मन्दिर
	Matatirtha Temple in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Festivals	Matatirtha Aunsi
Location
Location	Chandragiri Municipality, Bagmati Province
Country	Nepal
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Geographic coordinates	27°40′47″N 85°13′52″E / 27.67962592576222°N 85.23107015889589°E

Matatirtha Temple (Nepali: मातातीर्थ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple in Matatirtha, Chandragiri Municipality, Nepal.^[1]

The temple is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood.^[2]^[3] According to the legends, during ancient Nepal a farmer visited the pond in the premises of the temple to quench his thirst whilst drinking it, he saw his late mother's face reflected in the pond.^[4]

References[]

^ "24 hours in pictures". The Guardian. 22 April 2012. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Shrestha, Dipesh (23 April 2020). "Photos: Matatirtha Temple premises all silent and empty amid coronavirus fears". My Republica. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Happy Mother's Day!". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.
^ "Matatirtha empty as Covid-19 prohibitory orders keep people away". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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[1] "24 hours in pictures". The Guardian. 22 April 2012. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[2] Shrestha, Dipesh (23 April 2020). "Photos: Matatirtha Temple premises all silent and empty amid coronavirus fears". My Republica. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[3] "Happy Mother's Day!". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.

[4] "Matatirtha empty as Covid-19 prohibitory orders keep people away". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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