Gai Jatra is a festival observed by the people of the Newar community of Nepal, often in the Kathmandu Valley. This Newari festival is celebrated in the month of Bhadra (August – September). The date of Gai Jatra is fixed bya
Local people of Charghare, Ward-6, Kirtipur Municipality made a discovery of statue of "Laxmi Narayan" near Jalpa Devi Temple on March 30th 2019. Department of Archeology has verified that the statues are from Lichhavi era (400-750 AD).The locals h
As an old saying keeps ‘a tree waits for many years to be in the hands of carpenter to be turned into a beautiful piece of furniture’, it might be something similar for the bamboos when Muktinath Maharjan carves them into the finest miniatures of the
Uma Maheshwor temple (locally, Kwacho Dega) is one of the important heritage sites of Kirtipur. This pagoda-style three-storied temple is situated at the highest point (1414 m) of Kirtipur. Since this temple is at the top of the hill, one can enjoy p
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur's weeklong festival marks the ancient solar Nava Barsha (New Year) and is the only festival that does not follow the lunar-based Nepali calendar. The jatra commences after a special Tantric ritual in th Bhairab temple in Tauma
