PLACE: Biratchowk is such a peaceful, beautiful and small town, is linked by the east- west Mahendra Highway. It is located in Morang district, on the southern Terai belt of Nepal, 10 km. far from the eastern
side of Itahari municipality and about 35 km. far from the northern side of Biratnagar(administrative center of morang district)
. Biratchowk is Basically known for agriculture. Mostly, Rice is taken up around the place as cultivation. It
has some well known industries in it. It also serves as a trading centre for the farming communities.
HATBAZAR: Hatbazar (Open Market ) takes place every sunday in Biratchowk. Make sure to visit the
Haat when you get to this place. TEMPLES: Biratchowk
has some temples around its vicinity; SHIVA temple in Harinchamod, KALI temple in Biratchowk, BHULKE temple
in Salakpur, KRISHANA temple in Budhabare. KIRATESHORE temple in Khorsane. Local people visit temples to worship
on daily basis. CLIMATE: The weather in Biratchowk is mostly hot.
Temperature ranges from 8 to 39 degrees Celsius. PICNIC SPOT: BAAGH-JHODA: A nice place to picnic, rest and relaxation. People go hanging arround with their friends.
Many people come from different places for picnic. There is a small park and garden with pond. There is boating
available on the pond. INDUSTRIES: There are some medium industries are setting up in Biratchowk, like the P.L.O. LUBRICANT,
EAST NEPAL ENGINEERING WORKSHOP etc.
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RELIGIONS AND CULTURES: Biratchok has vast cultural diversity
in it. There are Hindus, Muslim, Buddist, Christian and more people with many casts, And they celebrate many different
festivals. Some of the popular festivals are listed below.  Ashar Pandhra: A festival celebrated among Nepalese Farmers. It is celebrated
around June, when the rice plantation starts. Farmers celebrate this festival as a joy of start of rainy season, as most of
agriculture depends on natural Rainfall. People eat food such as Yogurt and Beaten Rice(Dahi Chyura) with Banana and mangoes
on the day. Krishna Janma Asthami:
Krishna Janma Asthami or the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated actively. Also there is a culture of Jagram(staying awake
all night) on Janma Asthami night. People participate on the traditional Rath Yatra that day. Dashain: Dashain is main festival
in nepal,celebrated by the Nepalese communities. The event lasts for 15 days. Tihar and Dipawali: Tihar
is celebrated by Nepalese community which lasts 5 days. Among these days, the third day is called Laxmi Puja, which
coincides with Dipawali. Dipawali is a Hindu festival but these days it has become everyones festival. People from different
cultural aspect and value observe Dipawali together. People light up their house with little lamps called Diyo, generally
fuelled with mustard oil or Ghee(clarified butter). Other popular festivals include Chhat, Saraswati puja, maghe sankranti etc.
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