bikram samvat was the official calendar of nepal.
bikram samvat the official calender of which country?
nepal
on kartik 8, 1871, bikram samvat (october 1814), british troops reached dheradun. a battle took place between british and nepali troops at nalapani on kartik 10, 1871 b. samvat. the british were unsuccessful and withdrew to dehradun. another battle was fought between the two sides at nalapani on kartik 17, 1871 samvat (ca. oct 31, 1814). general gillespie, the british commander, lost his life in that battle along with col. alice.
balbhadra kunwar
there is a belief that this temple's natural holy flame is connected to the vessel of the navel, and need to fire any other holy lights. if failed, could be reason to suffer of dishonor, drought, famine, and hunger. the temple of sidheshwor mahadev is merely opening at the day of vijayadashmi. from the day of great degradation of dashain (i.e. ghatasathapana), the temple is given legitimate offerings along with religious sounds and music and are immersed on the day of vijayadashmi. in the temple, the hope template is written as ""श्री ५ पृथ्वीवीरविक्रम शाहदेव विक्रम संवत १९६०"", meaning ""his highness prithivi bir bikram shah dev bikram samvat 1960"" and ""वि.सं. १९८१"", meaning (b.s. 1981) and ""वि. सं. १९८९"", meaning (b.s. 1989) on two consecutive large bells. there is a shivaing in the temple. similarly, trishula, axe and sword in the temple are worshiped as symbol of goddess bhagwati.
dungeshwor temple