Acharya Mahashraman Ahimsa Yatra Nepal
Birgunj - Kathmandu - Biratnagar

Content:

1. Nepal Entry
2. Touring Birgunj to Hetauda
3. Ascending from Hetauda to Kathmandu
4. Camping in Kathmandu
5. Descending from Kathmandu to Janakpur
6. Cross border Tour - Janakpur to Biratnagar

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Section 6: Cross border Tour - Janakpur to Biratnagar

6.1: Entering India on the way towards Biratnagar

Acharya Mahashraman taking a short break due to rain while on the way towards Golbazar on 14th Jun 2015

Acharya Mahashraman has already planned the four month rainy season camping for 2015 at Biratnagar, Nepal. H.H is now on the way towards Biratnagar and plans to reach Rajbiraj, Nepal on 19th June for 7 days camping. H.H. to enter Indian territory on 27th June on the way towards Biratnagar and then re-enter on 11th July for 10 days camping at Forbesganj, India. H.H. plans to re-enter Nepal on 22nd July and also reach Biratnagar on same day for the rainy season camping.

9th - 18th June

Acharya Mahashraman completed 4 days stay at Janakpur and started towards the next major destination - Rajbiraj, on 9th June morning hours.

Acharya Mahashraman’s travel route from Janakpur to Rajbiraj, Nepal

Travel schedule of Acharya Mahashraman from Janakpur to Rajbiraj:

S#	Date	Place	km
1	09.06.2015	Mouwahi	13.1
2	10.06.2015	Dhanushdham	7.5
3	11.06.2015	Dharapaani	12.5
4	12.06.2015	Bandipur	12.5
5	13.06.2015	Mirchaya	12.5
6	14.06.2015	Golbazar	8.5
7	15.06.2015	Dhangadi	10.2
8	16.06.2015	Lahaan	10.5
9	17.06.2015	Khojpur	15.5
10	18.06.2015	Khoksarparbaha	11.5
11	19.06.2015	Rajbiraj	12

9th Jun: Nuns paying obeisance while Acharya Mahashraman passing by nuns’ camp at Mouwahi

Acharya Mahashraman kept preaching value based living and principles of Ahimsa Yatra to the villagers en-route and regularly held morning hour discourse assemblies at all camping villages H.H. went.

Acharya Mahashraman interacting with school children while one the way towards camp site in Dharapaani on 11th June 2015

Ahimsa Yatra braving heavy rain and lightning while on the way towards Golbazar on 14th June 2015.

19th - 26th June: camping in Rajbiraj

Acharya Mahashraman reached Rajbiraj on 19th June in morning hours, after a walk of 12 from Khoksar.

Acharya Mahashraman during reflective moment in Rajbiraj on 23rd June

21st June is celebrated as International Yoga Day. H.H. elaborated on meditational practices in the morning hour assembly and guided the assembly with a meditation session.

H.H. visited Nepal Army Barrack in Rajbiraj on 22nd June. Addressing hundreds of soldiers, H.H. discussed about service to nation and inspired them for peaceful, honest and addiction free life style. Rajbiraj Terapanth Yuvak Parishad organized a procession based on theme of addiction free lifestyle on 23rd June.

Acharya Mahashraman paying visit to an old and ailing lady in Rajbiraj on 25th June

H.H. visited houses of many of the followers in Rajbiraj during the 1 week camping. H.H. started from Rajbiraj towards Hanuman Nagar on 26th June in the morning hours.

27th June:
Discourse while raining

Acharya Mahashraman had to delay the morning journey from Hanuman Nagar as it started raining after the sunrise. H.H decided to have the morning hour discourse at Hanuman Nagar itself. H.H. arrived at assembly area outside Terapanth Bhawan and took sit at a shop. Listeners sat at open on the road. As soon as the program commenced, it started raining. People didn’t want to discontinue discourse and didn’t leave the open assembly area. They didn’t want to miss the opportunity to listen to H.H. Gauzing people’s feeling; H.H continued the discourse and people braved the rain to listen the discourse.

Volunteers fetched a tent during the discourse and held it but still many people were outside the tent area.

Crossing over to India through difficult route

Ahimsa Yatra towards Indo-Nepal border

Acharya Mahashraman started for Bhimnagar in India after the discourse.

Ahimsa Yatra through a difficult route to enter India

It was raining occasionally during the journey. The road condition was not good. There were many potholes, that to filled with water due to rain. All these made today’s journey difficult.

Ahimsa Yatra crossing River Koshi

After a walk of 5 KM, H.H. crossed the river Koshi to enter India once again after 88 days and camped at Bhimnagar, India on 27th June.

27th - 29th June:

H.H. started for Birpur, India in the morning hours of 28th June and held 2 days camping at Birpur.

Ahimsa Yatra route from Rajbiraj to Harinagra in Nepal, crossing over the Indian territory

 In Nepal, Once Again
30th June:

Ahimsa Yatra crossing the Indo-Nepal border and towards Harinagra in Nepal

Acharya Mahashraman started from Birpur, India towards Harinagra, Nepal in the morning hours. H.H. entered Nepal once again today. H.H. addressed army personnel at the Basmatia border post in Indian territory and then crossed over to Nepalese territory.

A welcome gate for Ahimsa Yatra at Harinagra, Nepal

Thousands of people of Nepal welcomed H.H. in their home land. After a walk of 15.5 KM, H.H. arrived at Harinagra, Nepal.