The waste generated during the Pitri Tarpan Day, observed on Monday in the Gokarneshwar Mahadev Temple area, has not been promptly cleared, causing inconvenience to devotees.
The Bhadra Krishna Amavasya, also known as Father’s Day, is a significant occasion when sons and daughters who have lost their fathers come to the Gokarneshwar Uttargaya area to pay respects. This year, the temple witnessed a large gathering of devotees from various parts of Nepal and India. However, the accumulation of waste due to the crowd has left the temple area difficult to access, leading to complaints from devotees.
Some devotees had gathered early in the morning to perform Shraddha rituals, as the Amavasya Tithi was during sunrise. Chandra Bahadur Adhikari, a devotee from Bhojpur, expressed his dissatisfaction, stating that the waste piled up around the Gokarneshwar temple, renowned as a sacred site for honoring ancestors, made it challenging to perform his rituals.
Adhikari emphasized the need for the temple management committee to hold those responsible for creating waste accountable and ensure proper cleaning measures. The waste around the temple, which is located along the banks of the Bagmati River, has further polluted the river.
Despite efforts by the Bagmati Clean-Up Campaign, which began cleaning the area after 4 PM on Monday, not all the waste was removed. Campaign member Bhagwan Pudasaini mentioned that the clean-up efforts continued this morning from 7 AM.
Jayaram Mahat, the Chairperson of Gokarneshwar Ward No. 4 and also the Chairperson of the Gokarneshwar Temple Area Management Committee, acknowledged the delay in cleaning and assured that the entire area would be cleaned by tomorrow. He mentioned that the clean-up has been carried out with the active participation of the Bagmati Clean-Up Campaign, Lions, and Leo Clubs since yesterday.
The committee also noted that the large volume of waste generated by the devotees contributed to the delay in cleaning. They plan to implement a system next year where devotees will be responsible for managing their own waste.
