Kathmandu - The Muktinath temple is reopening from January 5th, on Tuesday. The temple was locked down amid the coronavirus pandemic and its opening again to the public after ten months.  The locals and the tourism entrepreneurs of this trans-Himalayan district have been enthused with this decision. An extensive all-sides assembly...

Kathmandu: After the reopening of Hanumandhola on 18th November after the 8 months of lockdown in March amide covid-19. The visitors are showing up more frequently in Hanumandhaka.  Domestic and foreign tourists have started visiting the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square after the area has been reopened for visitors. Sandeep Khanal, chief of...

Nov 26, Kathmandu: Haribohani Ekadashi is the day of Lord Bishnu. It is believed that Lord Bishnu wakes up from his slumber in Haribodhani Ekadashi and presides over all religious sites across the universe. Haribodhani Ekadashi falls on the month of November right after monsoon and the beginning of wedding...

Kathmandu - An online art workshop has been launched in the capital city on Sunday. Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Kanchha Kumar Karmacharya, began the workshop by making a facial portrait of Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Parbat Gurung. On the occasion, Minister Gurung hoped the workshop...

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After the third day of clash between the local and police the religious ceremony was held in the presence of priests and concerned officials amid curfew clamped by the Lalitpur District  Ksama Puja is held after the meeting of Jyapu samaj and the task force and Jyapu Samaj; Kshama Puja is...

As Nepal’s lockdown goes into its sixth month, people are taking up new indoor hobbies and finding ways to do more creative and calming activities. One of them is taking up ceramics.And where else to discover one’s talent for the craft than in Bhaktapur, the centre of traditional pottery...

Kathmandu - President Bidya Devi Bhandari is not going to the Pashupatinath temple for paying homage on the occasion of the Haritalika (Teej) festival today, the Office of the President has said. There is the tradition of President Bhandari visiting the Pashupatinath temple for offering obeisance on the occasion of Teej...

Amid an injunction in the Kathmandu valley, Nepalese women are celebrating the Teej festival. Hartalika Teej 2020 Date, Puja Muhurat. The festival is celebrated with much enthusiasm by Hindu women.  Hartalika Teej 2020 Date, Puja Muhurat: Among the many Nepali and Indian festivals that mark the second half of the year,...

In the normal time, Gokarneshwor Mahadev temple used to attract thousands of visitors from around the country and even from India. Kushe Aunshi, which most of the Nepalis celebrate as the Father’s Day as per the Hindu culture. But the temple this seems to be deserted amid COVID-19 Devotees are marking...

A religious fair that takes place every year at Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple of Gokarneshwor Municipality, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on the new-moon-day in the month of Bhadra of the lunar calendar has been cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic. This year the event falls on August 19. On...

Nepali pupil (mostly Hindu) observes Nag Panchami across the country by worshipping the snake deity today. They thronged holy sites, including the temples of snake deity, chanting mantras to mark the festival. As per the Hindu tradition, people worship eight principal snake deities offering them cow’s milk, ghee, lava, barley, sesame,...

Rato Machindranath Chariot Procession which was canceled due to COVID 19 has been decided to begin from the 25th of July. Rato Machindranath is worshiped as the god of rain in Nepal. Chief of Lalitpur Branch Office of Guthi Sansthan, Rajan Bhuju, notified that the auspicious time to begin the...

When it comes to Nepali cuisine, Daal-Bhaat-Tarkari is what everyone thinks of but it is much more diverse than that. Every ethnic group and community has its own food culture and way of cooking. Even the Newar communities living in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur have some variance in their cuisines, and...

There are no celebrations of the age-old festival this time, so I'm going to take you guys down memory lane. It was back in 2013 when I witnessed Bisket Jatra for the first time being a live witness to the happenings in Taumadhi Square and Dattatreya Square. Here's what happened: I may get...