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
Janai Purnima is a festival for all Nepalese. This day people from Bhraman and Cheetri community change their “janai” (a scared thread ). Similarly people from other communities get tied a “Doro”(sacred colo
Greetings! "The moon is more important than the sun simply because at night, we needed the light more", inspired from Sampurna Chattarji's book-Mulla Nasruddin.A morning view of the Moon beside Chadragiri as seen from Kirtipur.Photo: Binay Maharjan
Muslims pray on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr at Kasimiri mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, June 05, 2019.This is the tentative date as the actual date is contingent on the sighting of the moon of Shawwal, the 10th month in the Islamic calender.
The exciting part of the Machhendranath's Rath Jatra (Chariot Festival)- Yākah Misāyā Bhujyā, the chariot being pulled exclusively by women devotees was celebrated today in the morning on Friday, 3rd Jestha 2076. The chariot was pulled to Pyakalan/ C
