Every year thousands of foreigners and locals gather at the Salhesh Garden, widely known as Salhesh Fulbari throughout the country, to have a look at the New Year flowers which only blossoms on every New Year day.
The garden, which is located approximately three kilometres west of Lahan town, has various species of flowers. Garden is in rectangular shape covers 14 acres of land. Among them, are two trees that bear Sunakhari species of flowers which is only seen once a year. Globally there are only 35 species of Sunakhari flowers of which, eight are found in Nepal.
It is quite strange that the flowers which starts to blossom on the last day of the ending year and fully blossoms by the dawn of the New Year, magically disappears the very next day. Till mow, nobody has able to solve the mystery behind that disappearance. This event exactly happens on the day of Nepali New Year.
Exactly below those flowers, there lies a small temple where lord Salhesh is worshipped. Mostly of the religious visitors who belonged to “Dusad” caste, believe that King Salhesh is the family deity. Hence, the temple is the great significance to the caste. Legendary hero salhesh always use to visit with his beloved love "Dauna/Deena" Princess of Morang and daughter of King Maheswar Bhandari. It is said that Dauna/Deena could not get the love of Salhesh throughout her life so once a year she comes as beautiful flower in this garden to meet Salhesh.
Lord Salhesh on his elephant (Mithila Art)
The garden only opens on the New Year’s Eve. It is said that all the other days except than New Year day, the garden is filled with wild animals magically. Hence, no one has permission to enter it other days. According to priest, unlike other flowers, the leaves of this flower never fall on the ground, adding to the flower’s intrigue.
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