Kotihome

Kotihom/Kankai Dham
Kotihom/Kankai Dham
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Jhapa
Deity	Mahadev
Festivals	Sivaratri, Balachaturdasi, Teej, Rama Navami, Janai Purnima, Buddha jayanti
Location
Location	Surunga, Jhapa District
State	Mechi zone
Country	Nepal
Kotihom in a map of Nepal
Geographic coordinates	26°39′18″N87°52′42″E / 26.65500°N 87.87833°E / 26.65500; 87.87833

main temple of Kotihom

Kotihom Dham is a religious site in Eastern Development Region, Nepal. It is located in the Kankai Municipality of Jhapa District. Other names it famously goes by are Kankai Mai and Kankai Dham.

History

Since a long time ago people have come to worship in the Kankai River. They believe that doing so will fulfill their wishes. In the same way, in Poush of 2042 B.S. a great worship was done whole month in the leadership of yogi Narharinath. After that, this place developed into one of the religious sites of Nepal. ^[1]

References

1. "Kankai mai". Tourism Office Kakarvitta. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2016-01-09.