Mha Puja, Gobardhan Puja, OX festival and Newar New year! Day Four of the week long Tihar festival in Nepal comes after the cow festival and it’s when things get a little complicated. Essentially it’s the Ox festival, a celebration of oneself and when children come out in the evening asking, singing and dancing for money. Lights and rangoli are …
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The Cow festival: Day three of Tihar in Nepal
The Cow Festival or Gai Puja & Laxmi Puja Day Three of the week long Tihar festival in Nepal is comes the day after the festival of dogs when things really kick off. It’s a day of multiple celebrations. It’s important to note that this is when traditions differ slightly. Hindus and Newar sometimes celebrate the cow festival on …
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The Dog festival: Day two of Tihar in Nepal
The Dog Festival or Kukur Tihar Day two of the week long Tihar festival in Nepal and it’s much more colorful than the previous days crow festival. It’s the celebration of “man’s best friend” the dog. Known as Kukur Tihar (Nepalese) or Khichā Pujā (Newar) it’s celebrated all over the country by both Hindus, Newars and tourists …
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The Crow festival: Day one of Tihar Festival in Nepal
Tihar in Nepal is a festival of crows, dogs, cows, people and light Tihar is the second largest festival in Nepal, (the largest is Shivaratri) which consists of several smaller festivals. It is also known as Deepwali (India) or Swanti (Newari). It is an incredible festival of color, animals, lights and people. Over the next five …
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The Fourth Kumari – last treasure of Bungamati
The Fourth Kumari While many people have heard of the Kumari Living Goddess in Nepal, few more know that there are three main Kumaris in the Kathmandu Valley. Located in Kathmandu city, Bhaktapur and in Patan. What many people may not know about the Kumari culture is that there is a fourth, main, Kumari. The …
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Patan’s new skyline after the earthquake (photograph)
Patan’s famous cityscape has not changed much! Patan, or Lalitpur as it’s known locally, is one of the central attractions in the Kathmandu Valley. It’s known as the “city of artists”. After the 2015 earthquake people said Patan had been flattened. This is simply not true. Patan lost over five temples. However some are not …
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When is the Dashain festival in Nepal & what is it?
Coming to Nepal during the Dashain festival? Here’s how to handle it Dashain in Nepal is commonly referred to as Nepal’s greatest festival. However to a tourist visiting Nepal, you may not feel the same way. In fact Dashain can be a serious annoyance to you on your holiday or you take advantage of it and …
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