Janakpurdham, March 14 -- The 15-day Mithila Madhyamiki Parikrama, Nepal's longest religious pilgrimage has come to an end after pilgrims returned to Janakpurdham on Friday.

The 120 km pilgrimage expanding to India with stopovers at four locations is also called the "Mahakumbha of Mithila."

The pilgrimage formally concluded after the participants circumambulated the inner sanctum of Janakpurdham on Friday morning. According to tradition, Holi, the festival of colours, is celebrated in Janakpurdham following the completion of the Mithila Madhyamiki Parikrama. The pilgrims, who walked barefoot for 15 days, visited 15 historical sites, drawing a sacred line at the Kalyaneshwar site in India at the beginning of the Parikrama.

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