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Dashain (Nepali: दशैं; Daśãi, also Baḍādaśhãin बडादशैं or Bijayā Daśamī Nepali: बिजया दशमी) is the 15-day-long festival and holidays of Nepal. [2][3] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by Nepalese Hindu people throughout the globe. It ...
Biska unlike other Nepalese festivals is based on the Hindu solar calendar instead of the Nepalese lunar calendar. [ 2 ] The name Biska encompasses festivals celebrated around the same time in Bhaktapur, Thimi, Bode , Nagadesh , Dhapasi , Tokha , Dhulikhel , Katunje , Gundu and Sanga all of which were once part of the Kingdom of Bhaktapur . [ 1 ]
Nepal's various communities celebrate Tihar in different ways. The festival is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. [4] Nepalis also make patterns on the floors of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals, called Rangoli, as a sacred welcoming for the gods and goddesses, particularly ...
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also referred as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. [2] It is also celebrated by other religions of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, [3] including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan [4] and the Burmese ...
Sherpas of Tibet. Mani Rimdu is a 19-day festival celebrated by Buddhists in the Everest region of Nepal to mark the founding of Buddhism by Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava. [1] Tengboche Monastery. Magnificent shows are put up on at the monasteries of Tengboche, Thame and Chiwong. The Mani-rimdu festival consists of a series of thirteen acts ...
2023 date. 31st October 2024. Frequency. Annual. Kukur Tihar (also called Narak Chaturdashi, Nepali: कुकुर तिहार) is an annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the festival of Tihar (around October or November). The second day of Tihar, called Kukur Tihar, is dedicated to the worship of ...
Ashwin (Nepali calendar) Ashwin (Nepali: आश्विन), also known as Ashoj (Nepali: असोज), is the sixth month in the Bikram Sambat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with September 17 to October 17 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long. Ashwin is the month of the 15-day harvest festival Dashain, Nepal's ...
Indra Jatra. Indra Jātrā, also known as Yenyā Punhi is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. " Ye" means the old Newari name for "Kathmandu", "Ya" means “Celebration”, and "Puhni" means full moon so together means the birthday of the old city of Kathmandu. [1] The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jātrā and ...