Hitti

                                         Nepalese Civilizations:  HITI

  • ‘ Hiti ’ is a Newari word for tap. It was previously known as 'Kriti' later renamed as 'hiti'.

  • It is a channeled spout of water from Rajkulo, serving as a drinking water tap.

  • Nepalese people are god-fearing people, offering water to god was considered a meritorious act that is why the king and locals were keenly drawn in the making of the hiti.

  • Mostly hitis are made of stones with a ‘Makara’ (mythical creature with head of crocodile, trunk of elephant, ears of wild boar and tail of peacock)on the spout as it is believed to be the vehicle of Ganga.

  • Before pipe water hitis were the popular source of drinking water in the Kathmandu Valley

  • It gives a place for public bathing. Even today, people bathe in hitis. 

  • It is believed that its water treats skin ailments.

  • It gives a place for religious purposes, the festival of Balaju in Chaitra Purnima at Bisdhara. Barha barse Mela at Godavari naudhara.

Fig: Sorahiti

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