Biscuit Jatra: Sujan Bagh Shrestha pierced his tongue

Earlier, his father Buddhkrishna Bagh Shrestha has pierced his tongue nine times. Sujan continued the tradition by piercing his tongue this time as well.

Sujan's family has carried on the tradition of tongue piercing for more than two decades. Sujan's father Buddhakrishna pierced his tongue 9 times, grandfather Krishnachandra Bagh Shrestha pierced his tongue 12 times.

According to locals, Buddhakrishna got 9, Krishnachandra Bagh Shrestha 12, Harkanersingh 22, Bekhanarayan Hai Shrestha 32, Harideo Qila Shrestha 1, Harivasik Shrestha 3, Indra Bata Shrestha 2, Harkeshwar Byan Shrestha 3, Chandrasen Gho Shrestha 7, Dilkumar Khape Shrestha 7, Muni Gho Shrestha 1, Dharmaraj Balam Shrestha 1, Buddhachandra Bagshrestha 7, Jujuvaibas Shrestha 8 tongue piercing data.

In the tradition of the tongue-piercing festival, it is believed that a person of the Newar Shrestha type is also required from among the Bode residents. After starving for three days, the tongue is pierced with a needle about 1 foot long, which has been immersed in oil for a month. It is a tradition for Karmi Nike to pray to the Goddess before piercing her tongue. Tongue piercing should not bleed.

It is customary to wear special clothes and tantric bells on the feet to visit Shaktipeeths before piercing the tongue, and even after piercing, it is customary to circumambulate Bode Nagar with a half-moon lamp (Bhya). It is a tradition that since the morning of Baisakh 2, after worshiping various deities, Naike has made a stage in the courtyard of Pancho Ganesha and pierces the tongue with Naikhin baza. Carpenters make long needles and keep them immersed in oil for a month. After bringing the same needle and worshiping all the Gods, Naikhin playing the instrument, put it on the stage and pierce the tongue in front of everyone. It is believed that by piercing the tongue and walking around the city, there will be no suffering, disease, famine, lack of rain, excessive rain, or earthquake in the country. There is a tradition of circumambulating the Mahalakshmi temple in Bode by piercing the tongue and then taking out a needle and stabbing it in the Mahalakshmi temple. After removing the needle from the tongue, the soil of the Mahalakshmi temple is applied to the tongue.