Langalbandh
Sign in to saveLangalbandh (, literally, the place where the plough stopped), is a holy Hindu pilgrimage site located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. Punyasnan is held on the eighth tithi of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. At this time, many pilgrims come here for holy bath. According to legend, Parshuram Muni was cleansed of his sins by taking a bath in this stream of Langalbanda. Devotees have been taking this Ashtami-Punyasna for many years, remembering the absolution of Parshuram Muni from the scriptures.
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It sits within the topics Hinduism in Bangladesh, Hindu pilgrimage sites in Bangladesh and Populated places in Dhaka Division.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- লাঙ্গলবন্ধ
- Region
- ঢাকা বিভাগ
- Country
- বাংলাদেশ
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- Instance of
- Hindu pilgrimage site
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Narayanganj District
- Image
- Ghat on the Brahmaputra River during the Langalbandh Festival 1906.png
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Langalbandh (, literally, the place where the plough stopped), is a holy Hindu pilgrimage site located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. Punyasnan is held on the eighth tithi of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. At this time, many pilgrims come here for holy bath. According to legend, Parshuram Muni was cleansed of his sins by taking a bath in this stream of Langalbanda. Devotees have been taking this Ashtami-Punyasna for many years, remembering the absolution of Parshuram Muni from the scriptures.
The annual religious bathing ritual in Langalbandh draws millions of Hindu devotees from Bangladesh and also neighboring India and Nepal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Langalbandh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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