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Nepal: Flowers palanquin arrives in Kathmandu during fortnightly festival
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A palanquin containing flowers and other offerings commonly called the Phulpati arrived at the courtyard of Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar on Saturday afternoon.
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Nepal: Candle light vigil held to commemorate students killed in Israel
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The members of the Nepal Student Union observed a minute of silence on Monday evening and lit candles while they stood in line holding banners and placards that read "Heartfelt condolence" and "Pray for World Peace" and called for prompt rescue of remaining Nepali citizens trapped in Isra
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Nepal marks Gai Jatra: A festival that commemorates the dead
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
During the brief pilgrimage, people are dressed as cows and lunatics, go around the city wearing odd costumes, commemorating those who died within one year. The bereaved families offer fruits, bread, beaten rice, curd, and money to those participating in the procession including the cows.
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“Water bike” craze drives tourists to ancient city of Bhaktapur in Nepal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Water cycling introduced in the Na: Pukhu pond on the way to Bhaktapur Durbar Square is attracting more tourists and passersby to get a new experience of pedalling over the water.
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Artists in Nepal repaint Buddhist manuscript with gold as religious ritual
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The 800 years old “Pragya Paramita” Buddhist scripture is being renovated by artists by reinstating the faded words and rewriting those damaged over the course of time.
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Nepal celebrates age-old tradition of bringing assortment of "Phulpati" fr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 2 (ANI): A palanquin of Phulpati arrived at Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar, both former royal palaces, honouring the age-old tradition that started about a century ago.
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Indra Jatra: Nepali festival where living deities go on tour of city
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 10 (ANI): Thousands of devotees poured into the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square on the occasion of Indra Jatra, one of the biggest religious festivals in Kathmandu with fervour and gaiety.
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Devotees throng Krishna Temple in Nepal on Janmashtami
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], August 19 (ANI): Devotees dressed as Lord Krishna thronged a temple in Patan Durbar Square, Nepal in the wee hours of Friday.
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Nepal's four centuries old throne kept on public display
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], June 16 (ANI): On the steps of Krishna Mandir in the premises of Patan Durbar Square, golden throne is kept on display for the public so that people can offer their prayers and worship it.
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Nepal: Thousands gather at Kathmandu Durbar Square for Holi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 17 (ANI): Thousands of people gathered at Nepal's Kathmandu Durbar Square on Thursday for Holi, which is being celebrated after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: Nepal's Taleju Bhawani Temple opens for devotees after gap of 2
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 14 (ANI): Long and meandering lines stretched to all possible corners of Basantapur Durbar Square since the early morning of Thursday as the Taleju Bhawani Temple re-opened its gates for devotees after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nine-day festival Bada Dashain begins in Nepal with Barley plantation
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 7 (ANI): The Hindu community in Nepal planted barley in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination of "Jamara" (barley shoots) on Thursday to mark the formal start of Dashain, also known as Bada Dashain.
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