Bhimeshwar (Bhimsen)

One day a poor dhakre (porter) came to a wealthy merchant (sahu) of Sunakhani in Dolakha to ask for half a muri of paddy on loan. The merchant, unwilling to give it for free, told him to weed his vast field.

That vast field, which would take a month, the dhakre alone finished weeding in the blink of an eye. The merchant, amazed, gave him the paddy as promised, but to understand the secret he sent his servant Bhaire to follow the dhakre.

Reaching the middle of the forest, the dhakre cooked rice and offered portions on leaves. Though Bhaire was hiding and watching, the dhakre called him by name and gave him rice to eat.

After the meal, the dhakre said to Bhaire: "I am Bhimsen himself. If you tell this secret of mine to anyone, you will die vomiting blood from your mouth." As soon as he said this, Bhimsen turned into a black stone.

After returning to the village, Bhaire told the whole truth in order to repay the merchant's salt, and he died vomiting blood.

Later, when twelve porters tried to use that same stone as a support of the hearth and cook rice, the rice would not cook. Angered, one porter struck the stone with his panu, and a stream of blood began to flow from it. All repented and asked for forgiveness.

That sacred stone was established as the 'Bhimeshwar' (Bhimsen) of Dolakha, where it is a popular belief that even today sweat comes out of the stone before a crisis befalls the country.