Matatirtha

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Matatirtha
मातातीर्थ
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Matatirtha
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°40′N85°14′E / 27.667°N 85.233°E / 27.667; 85.233 Coordinates: 27°40′N85°14′E / 27.667°N 85.233°E / 27.667; 85.233
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province No. 3
District Kathmandu District
Government
  TypeLocal Government
   Ward Chairman Santosh Khadka
   Ward Secretary Purna Bahadur Bika
Population
 (2018)
  Total5,982
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Matatirtha is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,799 living in 506 households. [1] Its population has now grown to 5,982 spread over 1,314 households. [2] [ citation needed ] Santosh Khadka was elected as Ward Chairman of Matatirtha through a local election.[ citation needed ]

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Etymology

The word Matatirtha comes from two Sanskrit words, "Mata" meaning mother and "tirtha" meaning a sacred place. The VDC owes its name from a sacred pond in the VDC dedicated to mother. Matatirtha is a sacred place and famous because of the religious aspects and values. Every year on mother's day thousands of people gather together to celebrate the day. Only the people who don't have their mother take a dip into the sacred pond and perform religious rituals in the temple. People from different religions visit and worship there. [3]

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References

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