Bariyarpur, Bara
Mahagadhimai Municipality in Narayani Zone, Nepal
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Bariyarpur was a town and Village Development Committee in Bara District but now it is converted into municipality in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 10000 persons residing in 1250 individual households.[2]
Bariyarpur
बरियारपुर | |
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| Nickname: Gadhimai nagari | |
  Bariyarpur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°59′N 85°03′E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Narayani Zone |
| District | Bara District |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 7,033 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 44405 |
| Area code | 053 |
Every five years, the Gadhimai festival is held in the temple of Bariyapur. The event involves the world's largest sacrifice of animals – including rats, buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, a Hindu goddess of power.[3]
