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2556th Buddha Jayanti being observed (nn 06/05/2012)
Kirat community observing Sakela Ubhauli festival (nn 06/05/2012)
Akshaya Tritiya observed (ht 25/04/2012)
Regimes come and regimes go but holidays remain forever, by Anil Giri (kp 22/04/2012)
Remembering
moms: Tributes flow at Matatirtha; Vignettes of Matatirtha Aunsi as sea
of humanity turns up at the pilgrimage site to pay homage to mothers (ht 22/04/2012)
Famous ‘tongue piercing' festival Bisket Jatra begins in Bhaktapur (nn 09/04/2012), Bhaktapur revels in tongue-piercing, Sindoor Jatra (kp 15/04/2012)
Ghode Jatra observed with much fanfare (rep 22/03/2012), Ghode Jatra observed amid much fanfare (ht 23/03/2012)
Special police campaign for holi festival, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 03/03/2012), Holi being celebrated amid police crackdown on pranksters throwing balloons at women (nn 07/03/2012), City smeared in varied hues; many held, by Ankit Adhikari and Roshan Sedhai (kp 08/03/2012), Liberating Holi: Fear of marauding men shouldn’t be a part of Holi (kp 08/03/2012), Holi passes off peacefully: 1,310 rounded up for sundry offences (ht 08/03/2012), The Holi Aftermath: Pleasures, Pains And Lessons, by Prem Khatry (rn 13/03/2012)
Sherpa, Bhotes celebrating Gyalpo Losar today (nn 22/02/2012) [When will Nepali journalists learn how to write Losar? Lo meany year, lho means south!!]
Pashupati area decks out in Mahashivaratri finery (kp 19/02/2012), Sadhus: Shivaratri's irresistible charm, by Jessica Rai and Sharada Adhikari (ht 19/02/2012), Tight
security at Pashupatinath for Shivaratri: 5,000 police personnel
pressed into service; 45 suspects arrested; Marijuana smokers, sellers
under close watch (ht 20/02/2012), Over 750,000 devotees throng to Pashupatinath temple on Maha Shivaratri (nn 20/02/2012), ‘Bad hospitality’ keeps sadhus away, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 21/02/2012), Ancient and mysterious: The Shivaratri festival one of the oldest, and the most fun (kp 21/02/2012), Pashupatinath receives 800,000 devotees: Complaints galore from worshippers that management of event left much to be desired (ht 21/02/2012)
Paradesh Yatra ends in Changu (ht 05/02/2012)
Celebrating Makara, Magh And Maghi, by Prem Khatry (rn 01/02/2012)
Feats of devotion, by Narendra Shrestha (kp 28/01/2012)
Sonam Losar being celebrated (rep 24/01/2012), Sonam Losar being observed today (nn 24/01/2012), Sonam Losar celebrated (kp 25/01/2012), Tamangs welcome Sonam Losar with new hope (ht 25/01/2012), Who says Nepal is divided? The Tamang new year celebration on Tuesday proved Nepalis are more united than ever, by Vijay Lama (nt 27/02/2012)
Tharu community celebrating Maghi festival from today (nn 13/01/2012), Maghe Sankranti festival being observed nationwide (nn 15/01/2012), Maghe Sankranti marked feasting on food varieties (kp 16/01/2012)
Tamu Losar being celebrated today (ht 30/12/2011), Prez, Vice Prez, PM greet nation on Tamu Losar (rep 30/12/2011)
Celebrating Christmas (rep 25/12/2011), Non-Christians make Christmas merrier, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 26/12/2011)
Nepali Muslims celebrating Bakr Eid (nn 07/11/2011), Muslims mark festival of generosity, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 08/11/2011)
Haribodhini Ekadashi being observed (nn 06/11/2011)
Chhath Puja: All equal before the sun, by Jitendra Sah (kp 30/10/2011), Worshipping the sun god, by Sangita Shrestha (ht 30/10/2011), Chhath festival begins (nn 30/10/2011), Worshipping the sun God: Chhath, the central festival of the people of the Tarai is upon us, by Jitendra Sah (kp 01/11/2011), Devotees celebrating final day of Chhath by paying homage to Sun (nn 01/11/2011), Chhath devotees pay obeisance to sun (kp 02/11/2011)
The true Tihar spirit (kp 22/10/2011), Tihar, the 'Festival of lights', starts; auspicious time for Bhaitika 11.55 am (nn 24/10/2011), Festival of lights begins (kp 25/10/2011), Kukur Tihar today (nn 25/10/2011), People worship crows, dogs in Capital city (kp 26/10/2011), Laxmi Puja on Wednesday (rep 26/10/2011), Laxmi Puja being observed today; President Yadav extends Tihar wishes (nn 26/10/2011), Goddess of wealth worshipped (kp 27/10/2011), Gai Puja, Mha Puja on Thursday (rep 27/10/2011), Nepal Sambat being celebrated (rep 27/10/2011), Nepal Sambat 1132 being celebrated; Newars observing Mha Puja, ‘worship of the self’ (nn 27/10/2011), Long lost twins: Tihar and Halloween have more in common than may meet the eye, by Sewa Bhattarai (kp 27/10/2011), PM Bhattarai addresses programme marking Nepal Sambat 1132 in Nepal Bhasa (nn 27/10/2011), Bhai Tika, the festival celebrating beautiful bond between brother and sister, being celebrated (nn 28/10/2011), Tihar festival ends with Bhai Tika celebrated (nn 28/10/2011)
Vijaya Dashami commences Wednesday (rep 28/09/2011), 15-day Dashain festival begins (kp 28/09/2011), Durga is worshipped in various avatars (kp 29/09/2011), Fulpati observed as Dashain proper begins (kp 04/10/2011)
Indra Jatra festival today (nn 11/09/2011), Valley celebrates Indra Jatra with great gusto (kp 12/09/2011)
Hindus, Muslims celebrate Teej, Eid (kp 01/09/2011)
Nepali Muslims observing Eid-ul-fitr today (rep 31/08/2011)
Father’s Day being observed today (nn 29/08/2011)
Men support women in Teej celebrations, by Kritika Parajuli and Shivani Pyakuryal (kp 23/08/2011), Feasting And Fasting In Teej, by BG (rn 27/08/2011), The Fever Of Teej, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 28/08/2011), Many sides of Teej, by Mona Shrestha Adhikari (rep 31/08/2011), Teej today, PADT musters its forces (kp 31/08/2011) [see nepalnews video], From purity to vulgarity, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 03/09/2011), Teej & patriarchy, by Ramesh Khatry (rep 11/09/2011)
Gai Jatra marked amid fanfare, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 15/08/2011)
Janai Purnima celebrated across country (kp 14/08/2011), Janai Purnima, Rakhi marked nationwide (ht 14/08/2011)
Autumn celebrations: With summer retreating, the festive season is back (kp 14/08/2011)
Thoughts on Gai Jatra: The tradition behind the cow festival, which has come to signify many things, by Tejeswor Babu Gonga (kp 14/08/2011)
Hindus worship serpent god (kp 05/08/2011)
Roza begins from Tuesday (rep 02/08/2011), Ramadan begins on note of expectancy, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 03/08/2011)
Markers of a holy month, by Manisha Neupane and Rahita Dhungana (kp 30/07/2011)
Month-long chariot procession over: Bhoto Jatra scheduled for Wednesday (kp 26/06/2011), Bhoto Jatra marked amid much fanfare (kp 29/06/2011)
Kirats to celebrate Ubhauli Sakela fest (kp 17/05/2011), Kirat community observing Sakela Ubhauli festival (nn 17/05/2011), Dancing to Ubhauli tunes (kp 18/05/2011)
Stage set for rain god fair (kp 05/05/2011), Chariot pulling begins (kp 08/05/2011)
New Year celebration on wane? Celebration of Nepali New Year is limited to the exchange of a clichéd message (kp 15/04/2011)
Ghode jatra: The day of the horse festival (kp 04/04/2011)
Pahachare festival: Celebrations underway (kp 04/04/2011)
Cops seize 14 sacks of balloons (kp 13/03/2011), Festival of colour approaches:Holi begins with chir uthaune ritual (kp 14/03/2011), The war on balloons (kp 18/03/2011), Holi being celebrated today (nn 19/03/2011), Police swoop on hundreds of Holi hooligans (nn 19/03/2011), Youth Holi brightens their twilight, by Aman Koirala (kp 20/03/2011), Capital city marks Holi on holy note (kp 20/03/2011)
Shivaratri night service in Pashupati this time (kp 21/02/2011), Eye of the tiger on: PADT ticket move (kp 22/02/2011), Writ against tickets for Shivaratri (ht 22/02/2011), Why shouldn’t ticket
decision be halted: SC (kp 23/02/2011), SC allows PADT to sell tickets for 'quick access' to Pashupatinath main shrine (nn 23/02/2011), Wood shortage hits religious rituals in Pashupatinath area (ht 24/02/2011), The price to pray: The wait to visit Shiva may depend on your wallet (kp 25/02/2011), Mahashivaratri today: Pashupati decks out in Shivaratri finery (kp 02/03/2011), Sadhus and ‘holy’ drugs, by Prabin N. Shrestha (kp 02/03/2011), Naga babas’ acts offend devotees (kp 03/03/2011), Shiva’s favourite night, by Bidushi Dhungel (kp 05/03/2011)
Bon Buddhists press for their own holiday: Accuse govt of ignoring their faith (ht 19/02/2011)
Saraswati: Honouring The Goddess Of Letters, Strings And More, by Prem Khatry (rn 08/02/2011), Basanta Panchami marked: Schools make hay while Goddess of Learning shines (kp 09/02/2011)
PADT gearing up for Mahashivaratri: Visitors expected to top 700,000 this year (ht 05/02/2011)
Tamang community marks Sonam Losar (kp 05/02/2011)
Magh, the Nepali month of Goddess Swasthani tales for Hindu devotees, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 03/02/2011)
Month of Swasthani tales starts (ht 20/01/2011)
Maghe Sankranti festival today (kp 15/01/2011)
Melody of Makar Sankranti in Mithila, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (rep 14/01/2011)
Tharus’ Maghi begins on Saturday (kp 13/01/2011), Tharus employ Maghi to promote their cause (kp 16/01/2011)
Gurung community celebrating Losar festival today (nn 30/12/2010), Tamu Losar observed (ht 31/12/2010)
Christians in Nepal celebrate Christmas (nn 25/12/2010), Non-Christians too revel in Christmas festivities (kp 26/12/2010)
Jyapoo day for cultural solidarity: Yomari Punhi a day of merrymaking (kp 22/12/2010)
Sakela Udhauli from Tuesday (kp 19/12/2010), Kirats observing 'Sakela Udhauli'; Newars celebrating full moon festival (nn 21/12/2010), Kiratis observe Udhauli (kp 22/12/2010)
Bala Chaturdashi observed (ht 05/12/2010)
Good
karma: Kathmandu’s Samyak festival should be held more frequently for
the wellbeing of all, by Chandra Shakya (kp 28/11/2010)
3-day
Bakr-Eid fest begins (kp 18/11/2010)
Whose
festival is it anyway?, by Artha Beed (nt 12/11/2010)
Chhath
festival begins (nn 11/11/2010), Chhath
celebrated with joy, gaiety (kp 13/11/2010), Devotees
worship setting sun to mark Chhath (ht 13/11/2010)
Nepal
Sambat 1131 New Year being celebrated today (nn 07/11/2010)
Tihar
myths and beliefs: It feels as if city dwellers were competing to
impress Goddess Laxmi, by Ankit Adhikari and Pragati Shahi (kp
04/11/2010), Tihar
festivities begin with Kagtihar (nn 04/11/2010), Lights
and sounds: The festival of lights signals numerous opportunities
(kp 05/11/2010), Laxmi
Puja, Kukur Tihar being observed today (nn 05/11/2010), Petals
and flowers, by Rachana Chettri (kp 06/11/2010), Worshipping
the self: Mha Puja is a unique Newari festival that celebrates the self
as much as the gods, by Anustha Shrestha (kp 06/11/2010), Bhaitika
today; 11.31 am auspicious (nn 07/11/2010), Newar
community observing Bhaitika today (nn 08/11/2010)
Chhat
hosting a bone of contention (kp 03/11/2010)
NPNS
clears up Tihar date rumours (ht 30/10/2010), Newars,
Panchang Samiti at
loggerheads over Tihar dates (ht 02/11/2010)
The
festival that has no equals, by Anustha Shrestha (kp 30/10/2010)
Faces
Of Dasain - 2067, by Prem Khatry (rn 05/10/2010) [see part
2 (12/10/2010)], Goat
sales may reach 40k, by Sangam Prasain (kp 07/10/2010), Ghatasthapana
today as Dashain begins (kp 08/10/2010), Novel
campaign against animal sacrifice during festivals (kp 08/10/2010),
Ghatasthapana
observed, Dashain festival begins (ht 09/10/2010), The
duality that is Durga, by Archana Thapa (kp 09/10/2010), The
ties that bind us, by Byanjana Thapa (kp 09/10/2010), The
formsof the goddess: The myths behind Dashain and the shrines that we
worship during this nine-day celebration of victory of good over evil,
by Manisha Neupana and Kritika Parajuli (kp 09/10/2010), Shakti
Peethas brimming with devotees, by Pragati Shahi and Ankit Adhikari
(kp 09/10/2010), Seeing
red: Spare a thought for the thousands of animals who will be cruelly
killed this festive season, by Alexandra Delaney (kp 12/10/2010), Nepalis
observing Phulpati today (kp 14/10/2010), Dashain
in full swing as Nepalis observe fulpati today (nn 14/10/2010), Fulpati
observed with great fanfare: President, Prime Minister grace Nepali
Army event to mark the day (ht 15/10/2010), Festival
fever begins in earnest (kp 15/10/2010), The
ties that bind: The values Dashain embodies can be celebrated by all
(kp 15/10/2010), Mahanawami
being observed today (nn 16/10/2010), Maha
Nawami being observed nationwide, by Anurup Upadhyay (ek
16/10/2010), Vijaya
Dashami being marked today; 10:43 am auspicious for Tika (nn
17/10/2010), Vijaya
Dashami today; 10:43 most auspicious for Tika (ek 17/10/2010), Dashain
ends with Kojagrat today (kp 22/10/2010)
Auspicious
time for Dashain tika set (nn 04/10/2010)
Prez
worships Kumari (ht 23/09/2010), Colourful
Indra Jatra celebrated (kp 24/09/2010), A
time called Indra Jatra, by Prateebha Tuladhar (kp 26/09/2010), Curtain
falls on eight-day-long Indra Jatra festival (kp 28/09/2010)
Eid
being observed today (nn 10/09/2010), Monthlong
Ramadan concludes, Eid-ul-Fitr today (ht 11/09/2010), Eid
celebrated with fervour, gaiety (kp 12/09/2010)
Teej
fervour fills the air (kp 01/09/2010), Teej
preparations in Pashupati in full swing (ht 03/09/2010), Ticket
system likely for Teej in Pashupatinath, by Prasun Singh (kp
05/09/2010), The
charade that is Teej: Why do some women try to live up to the
expectations of a conformist society?, by Sheeba Shah (kp
05/09/2010), A
platform of female solidarity, by Archana Thapa (kp 11/09/2010), Sign
of the times, by Anustha Shrestha (kp 11/09/2010), Pashupati
beckons Teej revellers: Doors to open from 3 am to 8 pm today (ht
11/09/2010), Changing
face of Teej, by Sharada Adhikari (ht 11/09/2010), Teej:
Kaleidoscopic atmosphere in Pashupati, by Prasun Singh (kp
12/09/2010)
Hindus
celebrating Krishna Janmasthami (nn 01/09/2010), Krishna
Janmashtami
observed with fanfare (ht 02/09/2010), Colourful:
But where do the peacock feathers come from?, by Ishwar Rauniyar
and Pragati Shahi (kp 03/09/2010)
Gaijatra
festival being observed today (nn 25/08/2010)
Janai
Purnima: Fragile threads, yet so strong (kp 25/08/2010)
Teej
traditions, by Dwaipayan Regmi (kp 18/08/2010)
First
day of Ramadan marked (ht 13/08/2010), Ramadan
begins on high note, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 14/08/2010)
Ropai
Mahotsav celebrated with fanfare (ht 30/06/2010)
Bhoto
Jatra rules Patan roost (kp 28/06/2010)
Buddha
Jayanti marked with peace wish (ht 28/05/2010), Aloe,
myrrh in Lumbini: Warring parties urged to follow Buddha suit, by
Binod Ghimire and Madhav Dhungana (kp 28/05/2010)
Mahalaxmi
fest begins today (rn 16/05/2010)
New
Year, Mother’s Day observed across nation (ht 15/04/2010)
Bisket
Jatra begins (ht 11/04/2010)
Chariot
procession of Seto Machhindranath to begin shortly (nn 23/03/2010),
Seto
Machhindranath fest on (ht 25/03/2010)
Writ
filed demanding holiday on Bisket Jatra (nn 23/03/2010)
Chaite
Dashain being observed today (nn 23/03/2010)
12th
Harishiddhi Jatra and Dhulikhel Festival from March 18 (nn
16/03/2010)
Ghode
Jatra observed (nn 15/03/2010), Ghode
Jatra observed in valley (ht 16/03/2010)
Holi
with colours and Kutumba (kp 21/02/2010), Colours
Of Life, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 22/02/2010), Holi
blues: Festival of colours a pain for some (kp 24/02/2010), Holi
hits hard (ht 25/02/2010), Eye
Care During Holi, by P. Gopakumar (rn 26/02/2010), Here
Comes Holi, by Rajan Raj Acharya (rn 27/02/2010), Dermatologists
warn against colours, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 28/02/2010), In
Holi spirit, by Sharada Adhikari (ht 28/02/2010), Search
for unity in Holi splash, by Sanjeev Satgainya and Ishwar Rauniyar
(kp 28/02/2010), Holi
or Hooliganism?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 28/02/2010), Holi
festival being celebrated in hilly and mountainous region today (nn
28/02/2010), Riot
of colours (kp 01/03/2010), Holi
being celebrated in Terai districts (nn 01/03/2010), Holi
revellers paint the town in all hues (ht 01/03/2010), Police
detain 300 hooligans (ht 01/03/2010)
Prez,
PM extend Loshar greetings (kp 14/02/2010), Sherpa
New Year begins (nn 14/02/2010), 2137th
Gyalbo Lhosar observed (ht 15/02/2010)
Mahashivaratri
reprieve for Pashupati (kp 07/02/2010), Media
centre set up at Pashupati (kp 08/02/2010), Pashupati
prepares for Shivaratri, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 12/02/2010), Hindu
devotees throng to Shiva temples on Mahashivaratri (nn 12/02/2010),
Pashupatinath
sees sea of devotees, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 13/02/2010), 5.5
lakh throng Pashupatinath for Shivaratri (ht 13/02/2010), Cannabis
smoke dampens Shivaratri spirit (ht 13/02/2010)
Beggars
likely to outnumber sadhus this Shivaratri, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal
(ht 30/01/2010)
Tamang
New Year begins (nn 16/01/2010)
Maghe
Sankranti being observed today (nn 15/01/2010), Maghe
Sankranti marked (kp 16/01/2010)
Tharu
community busy celebrating Maghi (rn 14/01/2010)
Mahashivratri
preparation in full swing: PADT plans to impose entry fees system
(kp 11/01/2010)
Tamangs
press for 5-day Lhosar holiday (ht 05/01/2010)
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