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Tongues of People Getting Their Tongues Pierced at Nepalgunj's Bagashwari Temple : rajdhanidaily.com

Nepalgunj. On the ninth day of Chaite Dashain, a famous Shakti Peeth in Nepalgunj, there is a crowd of people who worship the goddess of speech, Bageshwori, by piercing their tongues to fulfill their vows. In order to maintain this tradition that has been going on since ancient times, it is customary to pierce the tongue and visit Bageshwori Mata on the ninth day of Navratri, says Mul Mahant Chandranath Yogi, the head priest of Bageshwori Temple…
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Nepalgunj. On the ninth day of Chaite Dashain, a famous Shakti Peeth in Nepalgunj, there is a crowd of people who worship the goddess of speech, Bageshwori, by piercing their tongues to fulfill their vows. In order to maintain this tradition that has been going on since ancient times, it is customary to pierce the tongue and visit Bageshwori Mata on the ninth day of Navratri, says Mul Mahant Chandranath Yogi, the head priest of Bageshwori Temple…

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Rajdhani Daily News broke the news in on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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