Swasthani Barta (Fast)

Shree Swasthani is a Hindu goddess (Parameshwari) and is responsible for the good fortune, welfare and power.

[2] Swasthani Brata Katha is a Hindu tale recited every day for a month, which mostly falls in January and February.

The festival usually begins from the full moon day in the Pohela month of Nepal Era which is Poush month of Bikram Sambat, normally from January to February, and will end on the next full moon day.

This month-long festival is marked by fasting especially by women including few men the entire month for the sake of family welfare or getting a good husband or wife.

[5] The festival concludes with an Ashwamegha Yagya, devotees worship god Shiva for whole night.

When the festival concludes next month, various types of food are prepared to mark the end of the day.

Swaniga refers to the local villages, towns and cities like Sakwo (Sankhu), Khwopa (Bhaktapur), Yala, (Patan), Yen (Kathmandu), Bhondesh -Bhotan (Banepa), Palanti (Panauti), Phampi (Pharpin), and other Newar localities.