Dhanwantari Jayanti, Wellness Day being observed with variety of events

Kathmandu, Nov 7: Dhanawantari Jayanti and Wellness Day, which falls on Kartik Krishna Trayodashi every year, is being celebrated across the country by organizing a variety of programmes today. The day is observed in memory of the birth of Lord Dhanwantari, the originator of Ayurdeva, the oldest Vedic medical system based on medicinal plants and herbs. According to 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 Ayurveda campus in Nardevi, Kathmandu. The Ayurveda Campus is currently 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 on the Dhanwantari Jayanti.