About Salinadi

Salinadi is the holy river that is famous for its one month fast ceremony of Swasthani Brat inSankhu that flow from the midst of Sankhu. The river is mentioned in the holy Hindu book Swasthani and Sankhu as named as Lawanya, the state of Nawaraj. And the river is related to the story of Nawaraj and his bride Chandrawati which is mentioned in the book Swasthani which is read throughout a long month fasting. According to the book, while Chandrawati was being taken by the employee of Nawaraj to his state after their marriage they met some angels on the bridge over the Salinadi river. The angels had organized the Swasthani puja and they distribute the prasad to all but due to the proudness of Chandrawati, she threw it and to her bad luck she couldn't reach the state of Nawaraj as the bridge broke down and she was left alone on the side of the river. She had nothing to eat and nowhere to sleep. Even the wind and the climate were against her she felt hungry and tired and she also suffered from leprosy which was said to be the curse of the gods as she had neglected the prasad. She suffered in the same way for many days and at last she was suggested to worship goddess Swasthani and she did so and after that everything went on normal and onwards that the procedure of worshipping goddess Swasthani taking one month fast came onto existence. And after that every year the fast begin for one month from month of Poush or Magh worshipping goddess Swasthani on the side of salinadi river.