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Fagu, Holi Punhi,Chilla Punhi which began in Bhaktapur on the day of Fagun Shukla Ashtami, would be celebrated as a sexual festival by the people of Bhaktapur. From Ashtami to Purnima, Gaiju of Bhimsen Guthi sat on the floor of the Bhimsen Temple and sung sex-related songs.
Holi Punhi is celebrated by worshiping Bhimsen as the god of trade and singing a Newari song on the floor of the famed Bhimsen Temple in Bhaktapur, which is located in front of Dattatraya Temple. The symbol of Bhimsen’s Penis (Made of Wood) and Draupati’s Vagina (Made of Fabric) is hanged and shown like sexual intercourse for one week in the Bhimsen Temple.
On the day of Fagun Shukla Ashtami , Bhimsen‘s Wooden Penis was carried on the shoulders of two persons and hung on the temple floor in the evening after visiting houses and stores around the Dattatraya Temple in Tachpal. It is known as ‘Chir Swayegu’ in Newari tradition. After the incision is formed, phagocytosis commences. Worshiping, bowing, and paying charity to the twisted Penis is a ritual among the natives. It is thought that doing so will increase trade.
A red cloth with a hole in the shape of the Penis and Vagina presented to the Bhimsen Temple is also draped in the Bhimsen Temple after wandering around the market. Locals have been flocking to the temple to pray and pay reverence .Newar community has gone to the Bhimsen Temple for a Guthi feast after hanging the Chir Swayegu, or Penis.
The contest is based on the notion that carrying a penis from the temple to the river will result in a son being born. Because Bhimsen Temple was established during the reign of Jagat Prakash Malla, it is thought that the Holi tradition began at that time.
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