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  2. Raksha Bandhan - Wikipedia

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    Women shopping for rakhi Tying the rakhi on the wrist. While Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in various parts of India, different regions mark the day in different ways. In the state of West Bengal, this day is also called Jhulan Purnima. Prayers and puja of Krishna and Radha are performed there. Sisters tie rakhi to brothers and wish immortality.

  3. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    Punjabi shagun register. Ghara gharoli: A decorated pitcher of water (ghadoli) is brought for the bride's bath by the bride's bhabi (brother's wife). In the ghara gharoli ritual, the bride's sibling or sibling's spouse visits the nearby temple and fills a pitcher with holy water. The girl is then bathed with this holy water.

  4. Jhola - Wikipedia

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    Jhola (Nepali: झोला) is a 2013 Nepali film based on a story by writer Krishna Dharabasi. It is about Sati culture that was prevalent in the Nepalese society until the 1920s in which wife had to immolate herself upon her husband's death, typically on his funeral pyre. For her role, actress Garima Panta won Best Actress award at SAARC ...

  5. List of Nepali literature in English - Wikipedia

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    Nepali Visions, Nepali Dreams: David Ruben: 1980: An Anthology of Short Stories of Nepal: Kesar Lall Tej R. Kansakar 1998: The Himalayan Voices: Michael Hutt: 1993: Selected Nepali Poems: Taranath Sharma: 1999: Poems Selected Nepali Essays: Govinda Raj Bhattarai: 2003: Essays Contemporary Nepali Poems: Padma Devkota: 2000: Poems Manao Secret ...

  6. Rakhi system - Wikipedia

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    The Sardari in-which the Rakhi tax was paid to by the locals was obliged to protect them from "plunder, theft, or molestation" from within the community or by outsiders. [3] [9] Folks from all backgrounds were afforded protection by the Khalsa through the Rakhi arrangement; from various religious backgrounds (such as Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims) to various social classes (peasants and landowners).

  7. Bhupi Sherchan - Wikipedia

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    It was inspired by the anti-Rana protest in Nepal. He also started writing Sarbahara (Proletariat) after his name. [citation needed] Since his brother was a member of the Nepali Congress and he was Communist, there was an ideological rift between the brothers which led to Sherchan moving out of his brother's residence. He started writing poems ...

  8. Muna Madan - Wikipedia

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    Muna Madan (Nepali: मुनामदन) is a 1936 Nepali-language episodic love poem written by Laxmi Prasad Devkota. It is about Madan, newly married to Muna, who leaves for Lhasa in Tibet to make his fortune, despite protests from his wife.

  9. List of Nepali-language poets - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of poets who have written in the Nepali language This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .