The Holy Bagmati River

This book is a guide to the Tirthas, sacred bathing places. Those who know how to perform a snan are free to do so. One doesn't see many bathers in the Bagmati around Pashupatinath, even at Shivaratri. On the other hand, the ghats of Gorkarnareshwara are used heavily during Gorkarna Aunshi. Just recently, traffic was stalled In Teku, because of all the women going to the ghats there to bathe, on Rishi Panchmi. In many places it is possible to stop by the river and sprinkle some water on one's head. It may not seem like much, but this is the Kali Yuga and a little dharma goes a long way.