Matatirtha Temple () is a Hindu temple in Matatirtha,

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. The temple is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood. According to the legends, during ancient Nepal a farmer visited the pond in the premises of the temple to quench his thirst whilst drinking it, he saw his late mother's face reflected in the pond.

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