Paduka

There are idols from the fourteenth century in Paduka of Dullu municipality. According to Swasthani, the legs (“pad”) of the Sati Devi fell here and due to that, the place is called Paduka. Until a few decades ago, flames used to burn continuously in this area. But a flood in Panchakoshi in Dailekh has killed the flame. There are no temples in the Paduka, but there are idols of Shiva, Bhairava, Gorakhnath, Buddha, Jain, Laxminaran, Ganesha, Machhindranath, Shivling etc. Because these idols are in the open, the sun and rain are damaging them day by day. There is a tradition of offering khir to Shiva on the third Tuesday of May. Apart from that, locals conduct a special pooja on Bada Dashain as they offer the Bhairav a sacrifice. There are old archives in the area dating back to Ashok Challa, an old Khas king.