Bhagabati temples in Nepal

Daksinkali, Sobha Bhagavati, Palanchok Bhagavati, Kalinchok Bhagavati, Nala Bhagavati, Naksal Bhagavati, Vijayesvari and all Bhagavatis elsewhere in Nepal. Location: all over Nepal.

All the deities in different names are the same and one.

The deity helps

• Devotees in gaining victory over the rivals;
• Devotees in eliminating enemies;
• Devotees in warding off evil spirits.

Devotees pledge to ‘bhakal’ of offering

• Regular puja comprising holy water, flower, rice, amber or vermillion, and wicks soaked in oil;
• Regular puja plus animal sacrifices;
• Regular puja plus ‘pancha vali’ means offerings of sacrifices of five different animals such as a rooster, a male duck, a male goat, a male sheep, and a male buffalo. ‘Pancha vali’ is the highest form of offerings devotees can make.