Kotihome

Kotihome/Kankai Dham
Kotihome/Kankai Dham
Kotihome/Kankai Dham Kotihome in a map of Nepal
Geography
Coordinates	26°39′18″N 87°52′42″E / 26.65500°N 87.87833°E / 26.65500; 87.87833Coordinates: 26°39′18″N 87°52′42″E / 26.65500°N 87.87833°E / 26.65500; 87.87833
Country	Nepal
State/province	मेची
District	JUhapa
Location	Surunga, Jhapa District
Culture
Primary deity	Mahadev
Important festivals	Sivaratri, Balachaturdasi, Teej, Rama Navami, Janai Purnima, Buddha jayanti

Kotihome Dham is a religious site in Eastern Development Region, Nepal. It is located in the Kankai Municipality of Jhapa District. Other names it famously goes by are Kankai Mai and Kankai Dham.

Since a long time ago people have come to worship in the Kankai River. They believe that doing so will fulfill their wishes. In the same way, in Poush of 2047 B.S. a great worship was done whole month in the leadership of yogi Narharinath. After that, this place developed into one of the religious sites of Nepal.