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Kapan Monastry gains its popularity because of its richness of Tibetan Buddhisam which is perched on a hill north to Boudhha. Every year there are a great number of foreigners […]

Festivities bring a different understanding as you age. As a child, the most exciting part of tihar was playing deusi and bhailo, as they involved getting money, and of course, […]

Each year people of Hadigaun in Kathmandu celebrate a unique jatra which happens nowhere around Nepal or anywhere in the world. This jatra is commonly known as hadigaun jatra or […]

Nepal’s Living Goddess Kumari is placed on a chariot during Indra Jatra festival, celebrated to honour Indra, the king of heaven and lord of rains, in Kathmandu, on Monday, September […]

Hindu women across the country on Wednesday observed the Teej festival, also called ‘Haritalika’. Women fast and wish for a prosperous life of their spouse and family on this festival […]

Krishna was clearly ‘the dude’ of his time. I mean, one of his many names was ‘Mohan’, which literally means ‘bewitching’ and ‘a charmer’. We usually remember the 8th avatar […]

The tagadharis or those who wear the ‘Janai’ (the sacred thread) around their bodies from the left shoulder change the sacred thread today after having a haircut and a bath […]

  Naga Panchami is a traditional festival of Hindus where they worship snakes or serpents. The festival is named Naga Panchami after the name of King Cobra.This festival is celebrated […]