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25/06/2013
Let Us Know About Nepal --- Part I
Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia,
sandwiched between India and China. It is
situated in the lap of the beautiful snow-
capped Himalayas and is home to the world’s
highest peak – Mount Everest.
In addition to the Himalayas, the topography of
Nepal also houses the ‘Hills’ and the ‘Terai’ or
the plains. While the Himalayas cover
approximately 15% of Nepal, the Hills and the
Terai make up for 65% and18% of Nepal
respectively.
Unfortunately the Hills have been subject to an
increasing number of environmental disasters,
which are due in likelihood to deforestation and
intensive farming.
Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal and is a
valley surrounded by hills. It is also one of the
75 districts of Nepal and falls within the
Central Development Region of Nepal. Nepal has
been divided to five developmental regions
namely, Far-Western, Mid-Western, Western,
Central and Eastern.
Nepal is the 48th poorest country in the world
with a population of 28,901,790. (UNICEFF).Half
of Nepal’s population lives below the poverty
line, and about one third of the population live
without clear water. These are people who do
not have access to basic needs such as food,
health and education. Half the population is
jobless in Nepal. Most Nepalese live on a $1 day
or less. Average income of Nepal is less than
$200 a year. About 15% of the Nepalese have
access to health services. Most of the poor
people live in rural areas yet still a huge
percentage of poor people struggle in cities
trying to make ends meet. About 80% of
Nepalese are farmers and are dependent on
agriculture for livelihood.
14/06/2013
Mulchowk Of Patan
Mulchowk Originally established by Srinivasa Malla in 1666 and later renovated in the 1730s and 1850s, Mulchowk is the heart of the Patan Palace as well as the hub of its ritual activies. The courtyard is almost twice as large as the adjacent Sundari Chowk, and slightly larger tan its counterparts in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Mulchowk underwent several alterations over the past few centuries. The practice of painting doors and windows began in the Rana period and has been repeated ever since, primarily during coronations. Following the 1934 earthquake, the roof was reconstructed using flat machine-made tiles. Due to the scarcity of timber, rafters were widely spaced with little regard to the historical configuration. A combination of neglect, misuse, and inadequate restoration left Mulchowk in a state of disrepair even as it continued to function as a ritual place. Mulchowk today bears witness to many different architectural styles. The latest restoration rebuilt the paving to match the excavated Malla period design, and paint was removed to allow the intricate relief carvings to take on their intended appearance. The unusually large gate, integrated into the older facade in 1854, was also preserved. The east elevation of the east wing, rebuilt in the 1930s after it collapsed, was removed.
— in Patan.
07/06/2013
Bhoto Jatra
15/05/2013
Chariot Pulling Festival of Red Machhendranath (Part I)
Among the various festivals celebrated in the exotic valley of Kathmandu, the longest and most important chariot pulling festival of Kathmandu valley was started the day before yesterday. Lord Machhendranath is taken as God of Rain and Abundance. Multitude of people will participate in the festival with musical instruments and different offerings. Around 35 tole of different parts of Patan will celebrate this festival. Length of festival is not fixed as it may elongate from 2 to 4 months. There are many chariot pulling festival of God Machhendranath at different places like Kathmandu, Dolakha etc.
For the initiation of this festival, firstly, the icon of Red Machhendranath is brought from its temple at Bungamati and is washed on the full moon day at Lagankhel. Then it is given to people who will paint and prepare the icon. Then it is put on the chariot one day after Mother’s Day (No Moon day).
The chariot is made at a place named Pulchowk, which lies at the west of city Patan. After 4 days of placing the icon in the chariot, the chariot is pulled from Pulchowk to Gabahal. Then the route goes on as follows: Gabahal to Mangal Bazaar. Mangal Bazaar to Sundhara. Sundhara to Tengal. Tengal to Lagankhel. Lastly from Lagankhel to Jawalakhel.
At all these places where the chariot will stop, people from surrounding areas will do the offerings and have a feast calling all their relatives and friends. People will also sing religious songs and light many butter and oil lamps, even throughout the night.
At Lagankhel, a coconut will be dropped from the chariot and there is also a special day in which only ladies are allowed to pull the chariot. The chariot will stop for many days at Lagankhel and the astrologers have to find an auspicious date to pull the chariot to Jawalakhel, where a “Bhoto” (special type of dress belonging to Naga King) is shown to the public after 4 days of reaching there.
The chariot which is used in the festival has different peculiar characteristics. The chariot is 32 hand long. It also has 32 hand long “Gha: ma” (a part of wood that is used at the middle of chariot) which is representation of King of Naga. It is considered that the chariot has all the 32 virtues. On the top of chariot, a flag is placed with a mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum” is written on it.
To be Contd…
09/05/2013
Mother's Day (Mata Tirtha Puja/ Ama ko Mukh Herne)
The Nepalese people have always been family oriented. They take great pride in their ancient tradition of closely-knit family unit. This sort of kinship is not only the result of religious teachings, but also due to various festivals and ceremonies, which brings the family together and strengthens the family ties in the Nepalese society.
Mother’s Day in Nepal is also known as Mata Tirtha Aunsi. People pay homage to their mothers presenting her favorite food, clothing and various gifts on this day. This festival falls on the last day of the dark fortnight of April or early May(Baishak Krishna Aunsi). It is a day when one shows appreciation and gratitude to his/her mother for her unconditional love and eternal support.
Mukh Herne means "to allow someone as our relative or give respect or to recognize the achievement of, or love to someone". This is the day when we recognize and pay respect to our mother for her care and unconditional love to us, so we call this day the "Mother’s day" – “Aama ko Mukh Herne Din” (the literal meaning is “to see Mother’s face”)
Those who don't have a mother pay obeisance to Mata Tirtha, which is a sacred site of pilgrimage and holy bathing. It lies six miles south - west of central Katmandu, consisting of two pools-the larger for bathing and the smaller is famous as the place where one "looks upon one's Mother’s face.
02/05/2013
Timeline Photos
02/05/2013
The Nava Durga Dance is the most energetic and enchanting sacred mask dances, celebrated and performed by the
citizens of Bhaktapur City. The dance was
named Nava Durga or Nine Durgas Dance,
because it is made up of nine Mother Goddesses namely Brahmayani, Maheswori, Kumari, Vaisnavi, Indrayani,
Mahakali, Mahalaxmi, Barahi and Tripurasundari. Besides the goddesses, five male gods namely Bhairav, Ganesh, Swet Bhairav, Simha and Dumha, also participate in the Nava Durga Dance.
24/04/2013
“THE FESTIVAL OF SETO MACCHENDRANATH”
Southwest of Asan Tole at the junction known as Kel Tole, this temple attracts and worshiped both Buddhists and Hindus in the valley. Buddhists consider Seto (White) Machhendranath to be a form of Avalokiteshvara, while to Hindus he is a rain-bringing incarnation of Shiva.
The festival begins on the day of Chaite Dasain which generally falls during March but sometimes during April. The chariot containing the white mask of god MachhendraNath is pulled through the narrow lanes of Kathmandu city for four days. A huge crowd of devotes haul the chariot. At each of the overnight stops, the locals perform puja of the Machhendra Nath.
People believe that If Sweta Machhendranath is pleased by the music, offerings and attentions paid by his devotees, the people of the Kathmandu Valley can look forward to satisfactory rainfall during the planting season.
Story:::
Once the god of death Yamaraj was on a visit to Swayambhu and the then rulling king Yakshya Malla came to know about this.The king captured Yamaraj and started asking for immortality.Unable to give that power to anyone since he himself was a mortal god,Yamaraj prayed Lord Arya Awalokiteshwor to solve this problem and to free him from the king.The Lord Arya Awalokiteshwor emerged out from water and then asked the king to build a temple for him at Kel Tole.The Lord also told the king that anyone who would visit the temple would live a longer and powerful life.And the king built the temple which is still in existence in Janabahal at KelTole.t And the king was further ordered to take out a chariot procession at this time of year to give a sight of the Lord to the people who are unable to visit the temple.
23/04/2013
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