Bala Chaturdashi.Thousand of Hindu devotees from across the country have...

Bala Chaturdashi 2019.Thousands of Hindu devotees from across the country have thronged the Pashupatinath temple to pay homage to their near and dear ones, who died over the last one year, on the occasion of Bala Chaturdashi.
The day is also called satbij chharne din. Camping under the open sky or tents arranged by the Pashupati Area Development Trust, the bereaved ones observe penance, light oil lamps and keep themselves awake throughout the night, praying for the departed souls to rest in heaven a day before Bala Chaturdashi.

They also sing and dance to hymns in memory of the departed souls.

Glimpses of Kukur Tihar.

 Nepali Hindus across the country are observing Kukur Tihar on the second day of the second largest festival that began Tuesday with Kaag Tihar by feeding crows. On this day, dogs are worshipped and offered foods. Dog is the most loyal friend to human being, on the other hand it is regarded as the symbol of Yama, the deity of death.Tihar is also a festival of lights and flowers, where people decorate their homes with colourful lights or oil-fed lamps and eat various delicacies including sweets and sel roti as a part of this festival. Playing deusi-bhailo and worshipping different animals and birds are also significant aspects of this festival. Tihar, also known as Yampanchak, is observed for five days. The second day is Kukur Tihar, the third Gai Tihar and Laxmi Puja, fourth day Gobardhan Puja or Goru Puja and fifth day Bhai Tika, the main day of the festival. Newar community observes Mha Puja (worship of own soul) on the fourth day. Bhai Tika celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. Sisters put tika wishing for longevity and prosperity of their brothers, while brothers give gifts to their sisters and pledge to take care of them. The auspicious time for Bhai Tika this Tihar is 11:51am, according to the Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti. The government has announced a three-day public holiday starting from Laxmi Puja to Bhai Tika for the festival.

Newars welcome Nepal Sambat New Year 1140.

People from ethnic Newar community participate in celebration of New Year Nepapl Sambat 1140 in Kathmandu,Nepal. Nepal Sambat, found by Shankhadhar Sakhwa, is a national lunar calendar of Nepal which begins on fourth day of Tihar festival.Nepal’s Newar community marks the commencement of the Nepal Sambat ‘1140’, today. The Nepal Sambat is the new year of the Newar community.
On the occasion, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli extended his greetings to the Newari community and all Nepalis stating that the Nepal Sambat would encourage all Nepalis to be united. Nepal Sambat 1140 Kachhala Tho Paru (Tuesday) is an unequal day – much different from any other ordinary day in any measurable aspect. The golden rays of the rising sun stroking the pinnacles of the majestic Himalayas on this day heralds in a brand New Year in Nepal and aspires all Nepalis, wherever they be, to recollect, rejoice and reconcile for an altogether new beginning.
It was then 1139 years ago that an ordinary lay citizen, neither a king nor a saint, by the name of Sankhadhar Sakhwa, who came into a large fortune by way of gold in the sand, with a pure Nepali heart pounding in his chest, redeemed all his countrymen of all their debts and dues so that they all could wipe their tears and look up front to an altogether new life and a new beginning.
Relieved, reborn, Nepal marked the day as a new beginning in time, the beginning of a new era and with hardened patriotism and grace of the land, named it Nepal Sambat to continue timeless into the future. Nepal Sambat is the chronicle of Nepal and the Nepalis. Tuesday is that day, 1140 years into the present. On this day, a deep blue sky, a cool fresh breeze and flowers in myriad colours and shapes congregate into a wholesome harmony in Nepal. It is a day when spontaneity springs forth from all quarters. On this day, peace and harmony reverberate in the air – in all animate and in all inanimate.
On all other days, the physical pays homage to the spiritual, but this day is special, as on the first day of Nepal Sambat, the spiritual pays homage to the physical. It is the day when the Newars perform the special ritual known as ‘Mha Puja’ (literally, body worship), a homage to the physical embodiment of the self that it may endure in good health and carry the spirit to the next new year.
And it is the day when all Nepalis exchange greetings with all of their kind and all of their friends with a spontaneous flow of good wishes and goodwill echoed in one single word “Bhintuna” (Wish you good!).
And that is what Nepal needs now – the spirit and the physical endowments to look and stride up front towards a new beginning, the spirit of goodwill and good wishes, the spirit of brotherhood, sisterhood, nationhood and a bonded unity among all Nepalis regardless of their ethnic origins – all soaked in a spirit of peace and harmony. Nepal Sambat carries an unfailing message to every Nepali: look within yourself and see Sankhadhar Sakhwa smile in your heart. Bhintuna.

Taleju Bhawani of Kathmandu Durbar Square opens to the public JPM ARTS'

Taleju Bhawani# People have thronged the temple of Taleju Bhawani at Kathmandu Durbar Square area since this morning to pay homage to the goddess on the occasion of the Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the 10th-day Bada Dashain festival.
The temple is opened to public only once in a year (on the day of Maha Nawami). Prayers, worshipping and animal sacrifice are taking place in the temple. Arrangements have been made for devotees to enter the temple from two routes: one is from Indrachowk and another is towards the New Road area.
The temple built during the Malla era was damaged by the 2015 April earthquake and it is being rebuild. Other historic monuments and temples remaining in the area were built in a period between the King Ratna Malla and Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.
The temples of Jagannath, Shiva-Parbati, and Kal Bhairabh, Maiju Dewal, Kumari Ghar, Basantapur Durbar, Gaddi Baithak and Kastamandap are other important heritages located in the area.For more picture plz do visit my Facebook page-https://www.facebook.com/pg/Jimmy-pramod-Malakar-278380345536088/photos/?tab=albums&ref=page_internal

Traditional Nepali Architecture Taleju Temple Kathmandu,Nepal