According to Dr Madhab Bhattarai of the Nepal Rajkiya Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti, it is unusual for there to be two eclipses in one month and to have them within 15 days of each other is an extraordinary event that happens only once in many years. He emphasised that during this period it would be in people's best interests to refrain from negative activities and to indulge in religious ones. On the day of the lunar eclipse, people should not eat and should remain pure from dawn. Those born under the astrological signs of Taurus, Gemini, Libra and Capricorn would benefit from observing the eclipse.