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| Ram Nawami |
Month: March |
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Ram was the elder son of Dasrath, the king of Ayodhya. Another king Janak, who ruled over Mithila in southern Nepal, had a beautiful daughter called Sita. When she was about sixteen Janak held a great tournament wherein it was announced that the one that own ho could string the divine bow of Lord Shiva would win the fair Princess Sitas hand. Ram snapped the bow into two and thus won the hand of Sita in Marriage .During the 14 years exile Sita was abducted by Ravan, the king of Lanka.Ram fought with Ravan to get his wife back.At last Ram killed Ravan with the help of Hanuman,the son of wind god and and his younger brother Lakshman won Sita back.
Ram Nawami is celebrated as Lord Rams Birthday. It is celebrated with much pomp at Janaki temple in Janakpur city, which lies in southern Nepal. Huge processions of elephants, bullock carts and sometimes upto 100,000 pilgrims go through the city, dancing and singing the lords praises. In Kathmandu many people, including the royal family, go to the temples to pay homage to Ram, while symposiums are held to exalt the ideal life he lived. In Bhaktapur, the neighboring town of Kathmandu, the people go to the banks of the river Hanumante, where a temple bearing the idols of Ram and his loyal servant Hanuman is situated. |
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| Nag Panchami |
Month: August |
Nag-Panchami is an important and is celebrated on the fifth day of the moonlit-fortnight in the month of Shrawan (July /August). This is the time when serpents invariably come out of their holes that ...
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| Krishna janmastami |
Month: August |
Sri Krishna Janmastami marks the birth of lord Krishna. This festival is also known as Krishna Jayanti or Janmashtami. Lord Krishna is regarded as the 8th avatar or (incarnation) of Vishnu. The life o...
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| Teej |
Month: August |
Teej is the fasting festival of women in Nepal. It falls in the month of August or early September. Married women observe Teej fast to honor Lord Shiva and for long and healthy life of their husband. ...
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| Gathan Mugah |
Month: August |
This is the festival of cleaning for farmers. Since farmers are busy in farming in rainy season, they do not have time to clean their houses and even take bath and wash their clothes.So as...
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| Gunla |
Month: August |
Gunla is the sacred festivals of Buddhists. It commemorates the “rains retreat” when Buddha preached his disciple the essence of life.Monks and nuns go to retreat during this festivals.Even the lay Bu...
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| Gokarna Aunsi (Father Day) |
Month: August |
This auspicious day is used to honor father who is considered as the pillar of the family. The ceremony is also known as (looking upon fathers face). It falls on the dark fortnight of August or early ...
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| Yarthung |
Month: August |
Yarthung is an annual horse festival that takes place over four days in July to August before harvest. The young men of the village dressed in traditional (chuba) race their horses on a flat stretch o...
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| Bagh Jatra |
Month: August |
The Bagh Jatra of Pokhara has been celebrated in Pokhara for about 150 years. This festival is celebrated early august .It expresses the peoples joy at their deliverance from a marauding tiger. On the...
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| Tihar |
Month: October |
Tihar the festival of lights is one of the most dazzling of all Hindu festivals. In this festival we worship Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth. During the festival all the houses in the city and vi...
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| Dashain |
Month: October |
Dashain is without a doubt Nepals most thrilling and memorable festival. Ten days of masked dancing, kite flying, bamboo swinging and bathing in holy rivers culminate in a final four of unrivalled spe...
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