2563 Buddha Jayanti namely Baishak Purnima is celebrated yearly in Nepal to mark the birth of Siddhartha Gautam. Siddharth Gautam also known as Lord Buddha was born 253 years ago in Lumbini Nepal. On this day he had acquired knowledge and Mahapari Deshavanan. Siddhartha, born in the form of...
Nepal is home to numerous gods and goddess. Elders are respected as gods here. And there are many rituals and ceremonies that are dedicated to the deceased ancestors. Among them Bala Chaturdashi is one of the important day for the Hindus. This festival is celebrated for the welfare of the departed soul. It is believed in Nepal that for one...
Sita is one among many national heroes of Nepal. Sita is ever exalted as the highest example of womanhood—beautiful, pious, courteous, loyal and unassuming. To her birthplace in Janakpur in southern Nepal thousands upon thousands come from all over India and Nepal to celebrate her marriage to Lord Ram each year on the fifth day of the waxing moon...
Each month Nepali people celebrate different kinds of
festivities and with the beginning of the month Magh. Nepalis celebrate the
festival Makar Sankranti also known as Maghe Sankranti or Maghi. This is the
festival of Sun God who is believed to be the symbol of power, divinity and
wisdom. Maghe Shankranti falls on the month of Magh, mid of January in
Gregorian...
Yomari Punhi or Dhanya Purnima is the festival in Nepal
celebrated every year on the full moon day of December. This is the time of
year where the heavy labor of rice harvest is over and the storage bins are
full. Indispensable to the many ceremonies and festivals of this agrarian valley people is food : food...
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....
Ubhauli Parba is Kirat community’s (Rai, Limbu, Yakha and
Sunuwar) one of the important festivals. The Kiratis are the inhabitants of the
eastern hilly regions – Bhojpur, Khotang, Dharan and Dhankuta. They celebrate
the festival by worshipping their kitchen, sacred religious sites and earth.
They are also known as the nature worshipper. The festival is celebrated on Baisakh...
New Year is filled with anticipation and excitement. It
could be the time to have favorable opportunities falling into your lap to
broadening your horizons in unimaginable ways. And among many New Year
celebrations celebrated in Nepal, Tamu Lhosar is one that falls during the
month of December. Tamu Lhosar is a festival of Gurung community, which...
In Hinduism, there are
many religious fast done, worshipping different deities. These kinds of
religious fast could last for one day to one month. However, the intensity of
fast increases as the days for fast rise. One such rigorous month-long fast is
taken for Goddess Shree Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. Hindu...
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...
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