She is also said to be the happy form of goddess Durga, the fourth of the Navadurga worshipped in Dashahara.

It is believed that her smile ended the eternal darkness that was present before the existence of any creation.

The river banks provide one of the major ritual Hindu cremation sites in Hetauda.

It sees major influx of pilgrims during the festivals of Kushmanda Nawami, Makar Sankranti[3] and Teej.

Tens of thousands of people visit the holy site in Makar Sankranti, taking ritual bathes and performing mass Upanayan of young boys, a Hindu rite of passage.