Bariyarpur
बरियारपुर | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Gadhimai nagari | |
  Bariyarpur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°59′N 85°03′E / 26.983°N 85.050°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Narayani Zone |
| District | Bara District |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,033 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 44405 |
| Area code | 053 |
Bariyarpur was a town and Village Development Committee in Bara District but now it is converted into municipality in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 10000 persons residing in 1250 individual households.[2]
Every five years, the Gadhimai festival is held in the temple of Bariyapur. The event involves the world's largest sacrifice of animals – including rats, buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, a Hindu goddess of power.[3]
- ^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ Jolly, Joanna (24 November 2009). "Devotees flock to Nepal animal sacrifice festival". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.