It’s not surprising that Tibet and India affected the Newar People. What is surprising is their creativity reaction to this stimulus, which in fact led to a real exchange with their gigantic neighbours. Mediaeval Near society has left a unique and spectacular, by any standard, religious architectural and artistic heritage. Despite the fact that most…
विशेषगरी ख्वोप अर्थात भक्तपुर नगरभित्रका प्राय बाटो अनि गल्लिहरुमा कालोपत्र वा ढलान नभई ईटा बिछाइएको पाइन्छ। यसले ख्वोपको संस्कृतिक र पुरातात्विक सुन्दरतामा थप आकर्षण भर्नुका साथै वातावारनीय हिसाबले पनि सहयोग पुर्याउँछ। वर्षा हुँदा ईटाहरु बिचका प्वालबाट जमिनले पानी शोस्न सक्दछ र जमिन भित्र पानी संकलित गर्छ। बाटो मर्मत गर्दा पनि प्रयोग भएका इटाहरु पुन:प्रयोग गर्न…
Kayatapuja or fixing of loin cloth is done to mark the attainment of puberty. Bajracharya and Shakyas perform the tonsure ceremony, Chudakarma. During this, one has to visit shrines and pay homage to Kwahpahdyoh and make offerings. After kayatapuja, Jyapus and Sayamis undergo Ohla (which is less practiced these days.)
English Nepal Basa May I step inside? Du-ne wa-ne jii laa? Do I have to take off my shoes? Laa- kaa twah-te maah laa? Yes/no Maah/mwah What god is kept in there? A-na chhu dyah ta-yaa tah-gu du? Can I take a picture? Tas-bir kaa-ye jii laa? What’s that temple? Wa chuu de-gah? We come…
A collection of helpful sentences in Newari / Nepal Bhasa, a language spoken by Tibeto-Burman in Nepal, India and Bhutan. English नेपाल भाषा (Newari / Nepal Bhasa) Welcome लसकुस Hello (General greeting) ज्वजलपा How are you? म्हं फु ला? Reply to ‘How are you?’ जितः ला म्हं फु, छन्तः ले? Long time no see गुल्लि…
Biska Jatra is a chariot parade festival primarily celebrated in Bhaktapur to mark the coming of spring. The festival is observed for eight nights and nine days. On the first few days of Biska Jatra, the deities Bhairav and Bhadrakali are worshiped in their respective chariots amid various special tantric rituals. On the fourth day,…
Bel Bibaha or Ehee is a ceremony in Newari community of Nepal in which pre-adolescent girls are married to the Bel (fruit of wood apple tree) fruit. The fruit is bridegroom that symbolizes the eternal bachelor Lord Kumar, the son of Lord Shiva, and the marriage ensures that the girl becomes and remains fertile. The…
In the south of the Kathmandu Valley, Bungamati is a historic village. It can be readily reached by bus (from Lagankel bus station), taxi, or even walking or cycling from Patan. You cross the Ring Road through Nakkhu and Baisepati and follow the primary highway. There are certainly more exciting back paths to take for…
काठमाडौं, जेठ १३। मछिन्द्रनाथ देवताभन्दा कृषि वैज्ञानिक हुन् । ललितपुरको पहिलेको नाम ‘यल’ हो, किराँती राजा यलम्बरले स्थापना गरेको शहर भएकोले उनले आफ्नै नामबाट यल राखेका थिए। काठमाडौँ तथा बाहिरका आदिवासी नेवारहरु अहिलेसम्म नि ललितपुरलाई यल नै भन्छन्। पछि गएर यसको नाम ललितपुर हुन गएको हो। ललितपुर नाम राख्नमा प्रमुख भूमिका रहेको मान्छे वा भनौँ…
All Guthi (social organization) members are notified as quickly as a individual dies. Four lamps are placed around the corpse’s four direction. Mha gele, the corpse’s worship is labeled. Funeral procession is accompanied by Nayahkhin drum followed by many wailing and weeping individuals. In various castes, cremation is distinct.
Amidst a nationwide lockdown, Mahasana (bathing ceremony) Rato Machhindranth (Red Macchendranath) and Kumari Puja completed quietly in Patan. Although few people gathered there, they maintain social distancing. In a presence of few hundred devotees, who wore masks and maintained their social distancing, the festival begins reports Sulabh Shrestha in Deshsanchar. As per the ritual, priest…
Newari Culture in Nepal :- Nepal is a beautiful country with cultural diversification. People of different caste and religion live here. It is a small country but the culture, tradition is present. One of the beautiful cultures of Nepal is Newari culture followed by Newar. Newar people follow both Hinduism and Buddhism. And, they have…
चन्द्रमा सुन्दर औषधियुक्त, सितल शान्त र आनन्ददायक तेज प्रकाश दिने र सबैको हित गर्ने भएको ले शिवले शिरमा धारण गर्नु भयो ।चन्द्रमा को महत्व हामी सबैलाई थाहा नभएको चाहीं होईन । चन्द्रमा को पूजा नभएको पनि होईन ।चन्द्रमा को सोरह कलाको आधारमा चाडपर्बहरु नमनाउने पनि होईन । प्राय हामी चन्द्रमा लाई एक महत्वपूर्ण देवताकै रुपमा…
A standout amongst the A large portion An bright Jatra which celebrates done old city of Bhaktapur 18 kilometer far starting with kathmandu. Those Bisket Jatra, which denote those end of the nepali month of Chaitra and the starting of a new nepali quite a while On Baisakh, welcomes person What’s more all in and…
Bhimeshwar Temple is a famous temple desiccated to god Bhim located in Dolakha bazar of Dolakha district of Nepal. It is one of the oldest temples in Dolakha district dedicated in Hindu god situated about 4.5 kilometers east from Charikot Bazaar. God Bhimsen (also called as Bhim, Bhimeshwor) was the second prince of Panch Pandav…
The Newar caste system is the system by which Newars, the historical inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley, are divided into groups on the basis of Vedic varna model and divided according to their hereditary occupations. First introduced in the time of the Licchavis, the Newar caste system assumed its present shape during the medieval Malla period. The Newar…
करिव १०० वर्ष भन्दा अगाडि पाटनकै होनचामा बसोबास गर्ने परिवार पाटन दरवार नजिकै आएर बसोबास गर्न थाले । सबैले होनचा या पिं भन्न थाले । उनिहरुका बालबच्चालाई होनचा या मस्त भन्न थाले । कालान्तरमा तिनीहरुको परिचय नै होनचा हुन पुग्यो ।९० सालको भूकम्प भन्दा केही अगाडि रोजीरोटीका लागि सानो खाजा घर जस्तै खोले । ९०…
Nepal Samvat’s New Year’s Day (Kartika Sukla Pratipada) coincides with a Newars family celebration, both Buddhist and Hindu, called mha puja (literally, body-worship or self-worship). While the puja is obviously influenced by the puranas and tantras, it is a distinctive Newar festival, quite distinct in shape and content from Govardhan Puja’s Hindu festival. Usually noted…
