Chief of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Man Gurung, has said that the Bijaya Dashami contributes towards increasing social unity, mutual goodwill and fraternity.
The first day of "Navaratra" is being marked today by worshipping the deity Shailaputri per Vedic rituals and preparing for Jamara (barley shoots) by sowing maize and barley seeds in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination.
