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Nepal Sambat 1147 Begins with Celebrations
Kathmandu. Nepal Sambat 1147 has started from today. The new year of Nepal Sambat is being celebrated with various programs across the country. The Newar community especially celebrates Nepal Samb...
Learning Nepalbhasa
For those who don’t know, ‘Nepalbhasa’ and ‘Nepali Bhasa’ are not the same. Nepalbhasa is the language of the Newar people, a typical ethnic group, most of whom live in the Kathmandu Valley. This i...
Madhyapur Thimi celebrates its Malla-era battle tradition
Observed annually on the 11th day of Dashain, the ‘Kha: Pihanwaigu’ festival features a procession with traditional weapons and ceremonial armour, followed by a ritual believed to protect household...
Gunla Festival Begins with Religious Fervor
KATHMANDU: The month-long Gunla Parva, one of the most important religious and cultural festivals of the Buddhist and Newar communities in the Kathmandu Valley, began on August 19 Wednesday with va...
Bhairav Dance: Arghakhanchi's Unique Cultural Heritage
Arghakhanchi. Bhairav dance, connected with the religious faith, cultural identity, and generations-old tradition of the Newar community, is established as a unique cultural heritage of Arghakhanch...
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Kavita Collage connects poetry and music
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Sept. 29: On the auspicious occasion of Smebaji Punhi, poets of Nepalbhasa and Nepali were assembled at Nepalbhasa Manka Khala conference hall in
Ghantakarna Festival being observed across Kathmandu Valley today
Kathmandu, Aug, 11: The traditional Ghantakarna festival, also known as Gathamangal, is being observed today across the Kathmandu Valley, particularly by the Newar community. The festival is obser...
Newari Community's Traditional 'Sukul Bhoj' Facing Decline
Bhaktapur. The Newar community is known for its festivals, jatras, unique traditions, and eating habits. This community has a tradition of eating together on a 'sukul' (straw mat) on various occasi...
Gathemangal observed across Kathmandu and beyond
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 12: The Newar community in the Kathmandu Valley and other parts of the country observed Gathamuga, also known as Ghantakarna or Gathemangal, on Tuesday, perform...
Panchadan Festival Celebrated in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur. The important religious and cultural festival of the Buddhist Newar community, Panchadan, has been celebrated with devotion and reverence in Bhaktapur. On the occasion of this festival,...
Ghantakarna Festival being observed across Kathmandu Valley today
Kathmandu, Aug, 11: The traditional Ghantakarna festival, also known as Gathamangal, is being observed today across the Kathmandu Valley, particularly by the Newar community.
Gunla Festival Begins
Kathmandu. The month-long Gunla festival, celebrated by Buddhist followers of the Newar community, began on Thursday. Celebrated from Gunlathwa Paru to Njalathwa Paru according to Nepal Sambat, th...
Gulam Dharma Festival Begins for Newar Buddhist Community
Kathmandu. The Gulam Dharma, celebrated by the Buddhist Newar community every year from the first day of the waxing moon of Shravan to the first day of the waxing moon of Bhadra according to the lu...
Sithi Nakhah Festival: Cleaning Traditional Water Sources
Kathmandu. Among the many festivals of the Newar community, Sithi Nakhah festival is one. This festival is different from others. In the sense that although many Newar festivals involve feasting, v...