Festivals

Being the most fascinating and most awaited jatra of Banepa, the Chandeswori jatra is getting more and more exciting. Chandeswori temple, the place where...

Dugu puja is a ritual of worshipping the linage god of the clan a person belongs to. Some people call it dewali puja or...

Bhaktapur is a clime where people celebrate the festival grandly within clouds of people. Just as in jatras. Or they celebrate it with a...

The Newa community celebrates Sithi Nakha on the sixth day of the waxing moon of Jestha(MAY/JUN) in the Bikram Sambat calendar. The word ‘Sithi’...

Mohani or mohni is an analogous festival to the biggest festival of Nepal, i.e Dashain. The difference between these two terms of festivals is...

Swanti or tihar is the second biggest festival in Nepal, of course after the Dashain. Due to the lack of ness on speaking the...

Sankranti generally means the first day of the month. Thus, the first day of Nepalese month Magh is celebrated as Maghe Sankranti. Yet, the...

Yomari Punhi; celebrating the harvest Yomari Punhi is a classic food-oriented festival where the Yomaris are executed as an ideal dish. Generally, the yomari...

Almost every single jatra that is celebrated within the Kathmandu Valley has an exciting story. So, does the Indra jatra. However, it differs from...

According to the Nepal Era calendar ( Nepal bhasa), Gunla is the tenth month. And the month dedicated to the glory of Lord Buddha....

Gatha Muga Cha: re or the Ghantakarna Chaturdashi is a regional festival. Mostly celebrated within the Kathmandu Valley. However, there are different stories and...

Biska Jatra is one of the most popular festivals of Bhaktapur that the aesthete counts this festival among those treasured festivals which has both...