Every year 28 ft tall bamboo pole is erected at
Basantapur, Kathmandu. This is done on every Falgun Shukla Pakshya Astami to
mark the beginning of the century old ritual Holi. Hindus celebrate this
festival of colors with great enthusiasm. And the main celebration begins a
week after the erection of this pole. This year it has been erected on March
14....
According to Legends, once Indra's mother, Basundhara, had to take a vow on Nepali date Bhadra Saptami. For this, she needed a Palija Swa a special flower which was not found in the Indra Lok. She sent her son Indra to Kathmandu, Nepal in search of the flower. Indra sees the flower in a...
Krishna Janmashtami is known through many different names
like Gokulashtami or just simply Janmashtami. This festival is celebrated to
commemorate the birth of Krishna, who is the 8th avatar of the trinity of
Hinduism, Lord Vishnu. This festival falls on the 8th day of the Krishna
Paksha which is also called the dark fortnight. It falls on Shrawan of the
Hindu calendar...
https://youtu.be/8yLsO94O3TA The second day of the festival is filled with much excitement and
enthusiasm which coincides with Ghode Jatra, the horse festival, is
called Dyah Lwakegu ceremony. Portable shrines of the Ajima mother
goddesses are brought together at Tundikhel parade ground. Images of
seven mother goddesses Lumadhi Ajimā, Kanga Ajimā, Mhaypi...
The Gathemangal festival has synonyms like Ghantakarna and Gathemangal Chaturdasi. This festival is most popular with the people of Newar community and although you may not be a Newar, chances are that you might have taken a leave in this festival. If you ask children and youngsters about this festival, then they’ll simply reply ‘You have to...
Yasi Thaneu at Hathakhya Wooden Pillar Installation at Hathakhya https://youtu.be/JAzL2ZM1QGg Do you know there is a festival dedicated to friends in Nepal? It’s
called Pahanchare or Pasachare....
Gunlā (Nepal Bhasa: गुंला) is one of the most revered festivals for the Newar Buddhists. According to the Newari dialect, LA means month whereas GU means a hill or mountain. As per the Bikram Sambat calendar, this festival starts from Shrawan Shukla Pratipada and ends at Bhadra Shukla Pratipada, and it lasts for a month. The entire...
https://youtu.be/3rqKikQ9YUk Do you know there is a festival dedicated to friends in Nepal? It’s
called Pahanchare or Pasachare. Pasa means friends in Nepal Bhasa and
chare means the fourteenth day of the lunar fortnight. Likewise, Pahan
means guests. This festival is celebrated every year for three days
where one can witness, parades...
A total of 200 Nepali and international artists representing seven different countries performed across six stages in and around the bustle of Ason. And the occasion was ‘Echoes in the Valley’ (EITV). This is a free biennale music festival that strives to uncover, revive and make relevant Kathmandu’s intangible heritages and disappearing sounds. It aims at transforming...
August marks the celebration of the historic and culturally significant festival, Janai Purnima. In terms of the Nepalese calendar, it falls on Shrawan/Bhadra. This festival is synonymous with Rakshya Bandhan and Gun Punhi and it is greatly celebrated by Hindus across the world. There are numerous names and methods through which this festival is celebrated and, in...
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