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Navadurga Jatra
Navadurga Jatra is a festival celebrated every 12 years in the Thecho and Sunakothi regions of the Lalitpur district, Nepal. During the Jatra, masked dancers posing as deities perform a ritual dance at Mulchowk in Patan Durbar Square. A tantric ritual is performed on the start of the Jatra at Bal Kumari Temple in Sunakothi on the seventh day of Dashain (Fulpati). Worship is performed until midnight, when an animal sacrifice is made. The Jatra is composed of 28 festivals that are celebrated throughout the year. The main feast called ''Deyh Bhavay'' is the main highlight of the Jatra. A devotee dressed as god Bhairav serves the food. Seven types of dance rituals are performed by dancers dressed as 11 types of gods and goddesses. During the dance ritual period, weddings, feasts during death rituals, and bratabhanda are prohibited. The dance ritual was added in the Licchavi period. The Jatra is managed by the Navadurga Guthi. All households in Thecho and Sunakothi attend the Jatra. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalitpur District, Nepal
Lalitpur District (, in Bagmati Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur, Nepal, Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 337,785. It is one of three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation. It is surrounded by Makwanpur District, Makwanpur, Bhaktapur District, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu District, Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchok District, Kavre. Geography and climate Demographics At the 2011 Nepal census, Lalitpur District had a population of 468,132. As their first language, 47.3% spoke Nepali language, Nepali, 30.3% Newar language, Newar, 11.4% Tamang language, Tamang, 2.5% Maithili language, Maithili, 1.4% Magar language, Magar, 1.1% Kiranti languages, Rai, 1.0% Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, 0.7% Tharu languages, Tharu, 0.6% Gurung language, Gurung, 0.6% Limbu language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patan Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square ( Nepal Bhasa: /यल लायकु, Nepali: पाटन दरबार क्षेत्र) is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attractions is the medieval royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided. The Durbar Square is a marvel of Newar architecture. The square floor is tiled with red bricks. There are many temples and statues in the area. The main temples are aligned opposite the western face of the palace. The entrance of the temples faces east, towards the palace. There is also a bell situated in the alignment beside the main temples. The Square also holds old Newari residential houses. There are other temples and structures in and around Patan Durbar Square built by the Newa People. A center of both Hinduism and Buddhism, Patan Durbar Square has 136 (courtyards) and 55 major temples. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dashain
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also known as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a Hindu religious festival in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. It is also celebrated by other religions in Nepal and elsewhere, including the Lhotshampa of Bhutan and the Burmese Gurkhas of Myanmar. The festival is also known as Nauratha, derived from the Sanskrit word for the festival: Navaratri (Nine Nights). The longest festival in the Bikram Sambat and Nepal Sambat annual calendars, it is celebrated by Nepali Hindus and their diaspora. In Nepal, the 15-day festival is the country's longest. People return from all parts of the world and different parts of the country to celebrate together. The festival falls in September or October, beginning on the Paksha#Shukla Paksha, Shukla Paksha (bright lunar night) of the month of Ashwin, Ashvin and ending on Purnima (day), Purnima, the full moon. Of the fifteen days it is celebrated, the most celebrated are the first, seventh, eighth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licchavi (kingdom)
The Licchavis of Nepal (, also ''Lichchhavi'', ''Lichavi'') ruled over a kingdom in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal from approximately 450 to 750 CE. The Licchavi clan originated from a branch of the Licchavis of Vaishali who ruled in the territory of modern-day Bihar and who later conquered the Kathmandu Valley. The Licchavis were ruled by a ''maharaja'', aided by a prime minister and other royal officials, but in practice local communities were controlled by caste councils. The ruling period of this dynasty was called the Golden Period of Nepal. A table of the evolution of certain Gupta characters used in Licchavi inscriptions prepared by Gautamavajra Vajrācārya can be found online. Records It is believed that a branch of the Licchavi clan, having lost their political fortune and military power in Vaishali (Bihar), came to Kathmandu and intermarried with the family of the ruling Queen, Mandeva Shree Vogini of the Nagvanshi clan, thus beginning their rule in NepalSourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur (Nepali language, Nepali and Sanskrit: भक्तपुर, ; "City of Devotees"), known locally as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: , ) and historically called Bhadgaon, is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal located about from the capital city, Kathmandu. Bhaktapur is the List of cities in Nepal, smallest city of Nepal as well as the most densely populated. Along with Kathmandu and Lalitpur, Nepal, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur is one of the three main cities of the Kathmandu Valley and is a major Newar people, Newar settlement of the country. The city is also known for its Newar tradition, Newa cuisine, cuisine and artisans. Bhaktapur suffered heavy damage in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, April 2015 earthquake. As part of the Kathmandu Valley, it shares its History of Kathmandu, history, Culture of Kathmandu, culture and Newar language, language with the other cities of the Kathmandu Valley, valley. Although chronicles like the Gopal Raj Vamshavali put the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Jatras In Nepal
Jatra (, ) refers to the types of Newa Festivals involving street festival or carnival.Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya - Page 357 Bradley Mayhew, Joe Bindloss - 2009 "The people of Bhaktapur celebrate Bisket Jatra (Death of the Snake Demons Festival) on this day." List of Jatras * Janadya Jatra: Celebrated in central Kathmandu * Yenya (Indra Jatra): Celebrated in central Kathmandu * Bungdya Jatra: Celebrated in Patan * Bisak Jatra: Celebrated in Major parts of Bhaktapur * Bisket Jatra: Celebrated in Bhaktapur, Dhapasi, Madhyapur Thimi, Tokha and other places in Nepal * Bhoto Jatra: Celebrated in Patan * Gai Jatra: Celebrated on the Kathmandu Valley * Ghode Jatra: Celebrated in Tundikhel, Kathmandu * HaadiGaun Jatra: Celebrated in Hadigaun in Kathmandu * Khame Jatra: Celebrated on the Bhaktapur on the ninth day of Dasain * Shikali Jatra: Celebrated in Khokana, Lalitpur * Dolkhala Jatra: Celebrated in Dolkha * Dharmasthali Jatra: Celebrated in Dharmasthali in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
