Dhanwantari Jayanti, Wellness Day being observed with variety of events

Kathmandu, Nov 7: Dhanwantari Jayanti and Wellness Day, which falls on Kartik Krishna Trayodashi every year, is being celebrated across the country by organising a variety of programmes today.

The day is observed in memory of the birth of Lord Dhanwantari, the originator of Ayurveda, the oldest Vedic medical system based on medicinal plants and herbs.

According to the Nepal Calendar Determination Development Committee, Dhanwantari Jayanti is being marked today as it should be celebrated on the day of Trayodashi.

Dhanwantari Jayanti has been officially celebrated in Nepal following the establishment of the Ayurveda campus in Nardevi, Kathmandu.

The Ayurveda Campus has been shifted to Kirtipur and operates under Tribhuvan University. On the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti and Health Day, Lord Dhanwantari is worshipped.

Director General of the Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine, Shyam Babu Yadav, told RSS that different programmes, including worship of Dhanwantari, have been set for Dhanwantari Jayanti.

At the initiative of people working in the field of Ayurveda, Dhanwantari Jayanti has been celebrated as Wellness Day since 2056 BS.

On the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti today, various programmes are being held in Singha Durbar Vaidhyakhana, Ayurveda Hospital Nardevi, Ayurveda Hospital Kirtipur, Ayurveda Campus Dang and Herbs Production and Processing Company Limited, Koteshwor.

The demand for Ayurvedic medicines manufactured has increased fourfold in recent years, according to the Singha Durbar Vaidhyakhana Development Committee. RSS