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 Dantakali temple is a sacred Hindus pilgrimage. It is situated on the hillocks of Bijayapur, Dharan, a beautiful city of eastern part of Nepal. According to the Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva, the Hindu God had come to Bijayapur with his beloved dead wife 'Satidevi' carrying on his shoulder. In a place of Bijayapur, Satidevi's tooth fell and later on, that place came to be the famous Dantakali temple. It is said that the tooth of Satidevi is being preserved till now. In our biggest festival, Dashain, people from all over Dharan and near by areas like Itahari, Tarahara and Biratnagar, visit Dantakli temple for worshipping. Many goats, hens, ducks etc. are sacrificed here.



Dharan is a beautiful town situated in the eastern part of Nepal. It is surrounded by mountains and hills on north, east and west. On the east and west there lies Seuti and Sardu rivulets respectively. There is a thick forest named 'Char kose Jhadi' on the south. There is a hillock named Bijayapur which is religiously and historically significant place. Here lies religious places like Dantakali, Budha Subba, Pindeshwor, Panchakanya temple and also King Bhata bhunge's ruined palace. Just a few kilometers west of Dharan lies the biggest river of Nepal, Sapta Koshi and the famous Koshi Tappu Wild life Reserve. To the north of this town, there lies Bhedetar, a small, beautiful and cool place with a Picnic spot. There is 'Charles Point', a view tower which is named after being visited by Prince Charles of England, from where we can see a paronamic view of Dharan and Dhankuta town. The population has crossed 1 lakh. Mostly Brahmins, Chettries, Newar, Limbu, Rai etc. races of people live here. South Asia's second largest teaching hospital that is BPKIHS (B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science), Nepal oldest Food Technology campus, Engineering college and other are also situated. There is an Art gallery named Swayam Art Gallery which was established in 1996 and is said to be known as the first art gallery of Eastern part of Nepal. Dharan has an enormous potentiality of development and also a tourist destination as well. 