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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)
Gurung community celebrating Lhosar (nn 30/12/2009), Gurungs celebrate Tamu Lhoshar amid colour, fanfare, by Pragya Lamsal (rn 31/12/2009)
Kirat community observing Sakewa Udhauli, Newars celebrating Yomari (nn 02/12/2009), Kirati harvest fest celebrated, by Sangmo Yonjan-Tamang (kp 03/12/2009)
Nepali Muslims celebrating Bakr Eid; govt declares public holiday on Sunday (nn 28/11/2009), Muslims celebrate Bakr Eid nationwide (nn 29/11/2009)
Bara busies itself for Gadhimai, by Laxmi Shah (kp 23/11/2009)
First day of Chhath being celebrated today (nn 22/10/2009), Elaborate preparations for Chhat (ht 23/10/2009), Devotees throng water bodies to celebrate Chhath (nn 24/10/2009), Chhath celebrated with fervour (ht 25/10/2009), Chhath being celebrated across nation (rn 25/10/2009), Chhath wins hearts and minds, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 25/10/2009)
Nepal Sambat 1130 begins (nn 19/10/2009)
Tihar begins; Kag Tihar observed (nn 16/10/2009), Chari Dada charms crows on Kag Tihar (ht 17/10/2009), Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar observed (nn 17/10/2009), Goddess Laxmi worshipped (ht 18/10/2009), Dogs as Gods (ht 18/10/2009), Kukur Tihar celebrated in Valley shelters (kp 18/10/2009), Streets flush with flowers, by Jenee Rai (kp 18/10/2009), Deepawali, fire-crackers ensue fire in various places (nn 18/10/2009), Bhai Tika today; 11:53 am auspicious time (nn 19/10/2009), Newar community celebrating Bhai Tika (nn 20/10/2009)
Crossborder campaign against Gadhimai butchering, by Akanshya Shah (rep 04/10/2009)
With Ghatasthapana, Dashain begins today (ht 19/09/2009), Dashain brings welcome relief for street vendors, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 19/09/2009), Celebrating Dashain, by Surendra Tandukar (ht 19/09/2009), Dashain Then And Now (rn), Dashain no harbinger of joy for some, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 20/09/2009), Dashain, The Nepalese Festival, by Dirgha Raj Prasai (rn 23/09/2009), Dashain Discrimination, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 23/09/2009), Fulpati being observed today (nn 25/09/2009), When Family beckons, by Aakash Nath Upraity and Shirish Pokharel (kp 26/09/2009), Facets od Dashain: Penury, donation drive dampen Dashain mood (kp 26/09/2009), Go-at it, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 26/09/2009), Mahastami being observed today (nn 26/09/2009), Mahanawami being observed today (nn 27/09/2009), Vijaya Dashami being observed today; 10:55 am auspicious for Tika (nn 28/09/2009), President, PM, ex-King, offer Tika to people (nn 28/09/2009), President, PM extend Dashain greetings to nation (nn 28/09/2009)
Steering it right (kp 16/09/2009)
Oppression and celebration, by Chetana Sharma (kp 13/09/2009)
Paltry Guthi allocation for lavish Indra Jatra, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 03/09/2009), Indra Jatra observed in Valley (kp 04/09/2009)
Seeing red: Poor women are beginning to see Teej as the festival of the rich (kp 18/08/2009), Re-inventing Tij: Women dressing in red are using the colour of liberation, by Mallika Aryal (nt 21/08/2009), Teej: Women’s Day Out (rn 22/08/2009), Pashupati gets ready for two lakh Teej devotees (ht 22/08/2009), PADT Teej preparations on track (kp 23/08/2009), The fast and the furious, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 24/08/2009), Teej on the streets (kp 24/08/2009), Women paint the town red on Teej, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 24/08/2009)
Gaijatra festival being observed today (nn 06/08/2009), Setting a festive example Volunteers collect waste on Gai Jatra (kp 07/08/2009), Comic actors satire social and political situation (kp 07/08/2009)
Janai Purnima being observed today, Newar community celebrating Gunhu Punhi (nn 05/08/2009), Janai Purnima celebrated: Devouts throng religious spots (kp 06/08/2009), Janai Purnima festival observed (ht 06/08/2009)
Naag Panchami today (nn 26/07/2009)
Rain god’s chariot procession restarts (kp 06/06/2009), Women’s turn to pull Rato Machhindranath: Excitement galore at annual chariot festival in Lalitpur, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 13/06/2009), Rato Machchindranath chariot festival concludes (nn 27/06/2009), Bhoto Jatra marked (kp 28/06/2009), President observes Bhoto Jatra (rn 28/06/2009), Bhoto Jatra ends (ht 28/06/2009)
Kiratis celebrate Ubhauli (kp 10/05/2009), Kirants celebrate Ubhauli (ht 14/05/2009)
Buddha Jayanti marked with message of peace (ht 10/05/2009), Buddha Jayanti observed in Lumbini, by Arun Gyawali (ht 10/05/2009)
Machhindranath procession: Is stalled Jatra ominous?, by Sanjeev Satgainya (kp 04/05/2009)
Mother's Day celebrated (ht 26/04/2009)
Chariot fest kicks off in Kathmandu (ht 04/04/2009)
Chaite Dashain, Ram Nawami being celebrated (nn 03/04/2009)
Bisket Jatra likely to hit new snags (rn 27/03/2009), Bisket's lingo pulled down (ht 15/04/2009)
Ghode Jatra marked (kp 27/03/2009), Traditional Ghode Jatra observed amid fanfare (rn 27/03/2009)
Holi-days, by Pritisha Shrestha (kp 08/03/2009), Colours of joy goes beyond solitary day (ht 09/03/2009), Unholy culture affects girls (rn 09/03/2009), Holi being celebrated today (nn 10/03/2009), Happy Holi, by Namrata Thapa Chettri (kp 11/03/2009), 250 detained, released for Holi revellery (ht 11/03/2009)
Gyallo Losar holiday today (rn 25/02/2009), Losar marked with call for ethnic autonomy (ht 26/02/2009)
Pashupati gears up for Shivaratri (kp 22/02/2009), Pashupati gears up for Maha Shivaratri (ht 22/02/2009), Shivaratri's varied charms, by Eva Manandhar (ht 22/02/2009), Mahashivaratri festival being celebrated today (rn 23/02/2009), Shivaratri celebrated (kp 24/02/2009), Lakhs flock to Pashupati (ht 24/02/2009), Shivaratri in times of upheaval, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 25/02/2009), PADT dissatisfied with Shivaratri volunteers (ht 25/02/2009), Pashupatinath row now in Delhi, by Dinesh Wagle (kp 26/02/2009)
Security plan to ward off clashes (kp 16/02/2009)
Number of pilgrims flocking to Bhimeshwor temple up (ht 09/02/2009)
Devotees throng Saraswati temples (ht 01/02/2009)
Losar greetings (rn 27/01/2009), Tamang Losar celebrated with fanfare (ht 28/01/2009)
Public holiday on Maghe Sankranti (nn 12/01/2009), Maghi festival today (rn 14/01/2009), Maghe Sankranti festival observed (ht 15/01/2009)
Gurung community celebrating Tamu Lhochhar today (nn 30/12/2008)
Nepal hopeful after first official Christmas, by Dibin Samuel (Christian Today 26/12/2008), Nepal hopeful after first official Christmas, by Dibin Samuel (Christian Today 26/12/2008)
Public holiday soars Yuletide spirit (ht 25/12/2008)
Devotees throng to Changu Narayan for mahasnan festival (ht 13/12/2008), Mahasnan fest in Changu Narayan in eye of storm (ht 15/12/2008)
Kirat Rais celebrate Udhauli fest (rn 13/12/2008)
Eid al-Adha observed (kp 10/12/2008), First Qur’an in Nepali adds cheer to Eid al-Adha (Gulf Times 10/12/2008)
Balachaturdasi today (ht 26/11/2008)
Chhath preparations in full swing (rn 02/11/2008), Chhath fest starts today (rn 04/11/2008), Chhath celebrated with much fervour (kp 05/11/2008), Chhath marked with gusto in City (ht 05/11/2008)
Valley braces for Tihar sans crackers (ht 23/10/2008), Festive fright (ht 23/10/2008), Deepawali (ht 23/10/2008), Tihar begins from today (rn 26/10/2008), Festival of lights 'Tihar' begins (nn 26/10/2008), Kukur Tihar today (rn 27/10/2008), Dogs having a field day today (nn 27/10/2008), Tihar without fireworks! (rn 27/10/2008), Laxmi Pooja today (nn 28/10/2008), Deepawali delight: Tihar is ideally placed to become the most important national festival (kp 29/10/2008), Gobardhan Pooja today; Nepal Sambat 1129 being celebrated (nn 29/10/2008), Between 11:45 and 11:55 am is the most auspicious time for Bhaitika: astrologers (nn 30/10/2008), Nepal Sambat 1129 celebrated (rn 01/11/2008), Nepal Sambat symbol of national unity (rn 01/11/2008)
Pashupati Mahotsav starting Friday (kp 16/10/2008), Lukewarm response to Pashupati fest (ht 20/10/2008), Arresting gods (ht 21/10/2008)
Kojagrat Purnima today; President Yadav visits Navadurga temple (nn 14/10/2008)
Bhaktapur marks white horse festival (rn 12/10/2008)
The Kathmandu extravaganza, by Lionel Wijesiri (Daily News, Sri Lanka 10/10/2008)
Fulpati celebrated (kp 07/10/2008), Truant top guns rob Phulpati off traditional charm (ht 07/10/2008), Mahaastami today (kp 07/10/2008), Navaratri: The 9 Divine Nights (kp 07/10/2008), Dashain greetings (kp 07/10/2008), Mahanawami being celebrated today (nn 08/10/2008), Mahanawami observed (ek 08/10/2008), Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti prescribes auspicious time for Tika (nn 08/10/2008), Vijaya Dashami celebrated (nn 09/10/2008), Vijaya Dashami celebration underway (ek 09/10/2008), President, PM, ex-king mark Dashain informally (kp 12/10/2008)
Muslims celebrating Eid today (nn 02/10/2008)
Dashain Ghar less festive (kp 01/10/2008), Dashain losing lustre, by Madhukar Narsingh Rana (kp 02/10/2008), New-fangled Dashain, by Pradeep Kumar Singh (kp 06/10/2008)
Ghatasthapana marks prelude to Dashain festival (nn 30/09/2008)
State to shun Dashain sacrifices, by Baburam Kharel (kp 20/09/2008)
Prez observes Indrajatra fest (ht 15/09/2008), No formal ending to Indra Jatra (kp 23/09/2008)
Sad Dashain For Many, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 11/09/2008)
175kg laddu lures devotees, by Shankar Acharya (kp 07/09/2008)
Teej being observed (nn 02/09/2008), Women activists add colour to Teej (ht 03/09/2008), Teej And Dar (rn 03/09/2008)
Ramadan festival begins (nn 02/09/2008)
Happy Father’s Day 2008, by Arun Ranjit (rn 31/08/2008)
Celebrating Krishna Janmastami: Nonstop flute recital at Ram Mandir (kp 24/08/2008)
Janai Purnima celebrations (ht 16/08/2008), Janai Purnima, by P. Gopakumar (rn 16/08/2008), Janai Purnima Marked, Gai Jatra Today, by Arun Ranjit (rn 17/08/2008), Gaijatra observed (kp 18/08/2008), Gai Jatra festival celebrated with gusto (ht 18/08/2008), Nepal Celebrates Gai Jatra: Festival a medium for consolation and freedom of expression, by Nabin Baral (on 18/08/2008)
On the eve: Teej Festival (kp 09/08/2008)
President Yadav observes Rato Machhindranath 'Bhoto Jatra' (nn 26/07/2008), President Yadav observes Bhoto Jatra (kp 27/07/2008), New head of state graces Bhotojatra (ht 27/07/2008)
Chouri festival begins (ht 25/07/2008)
2552nd Buddha Jayanti being observed (nn 20/05/2008), Animal sacrifice common during Buddha Jayanti, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 21/05/2008), Uphold Buddha’s Creeds (rn 21/05/2008)
Kirats celebrate Sankewa Uvauli (nn 19/05/2008), Kirat community celebrates Ubhauli (nn 24/05/2008), Sakela In Kathmandu (rn 26/05/2008)
Mother's Day being celebrated today (nn 05/05/2008)
Chauri festival begins (ht 27/04/2008)
Seto Machhindranath chariot falls down, hurts 12 (ht 14/04/2008), Seto Machhindranath chariot collapses,12 hurt (kp 14/04/2008), Mixed reaction to collapse of Seto Machhindranath chariot (ht 16/04/2008), Once too often (ht 16/04/2008), The day Machendranath fell, by Raman Grandon (kp 20/04/2008)
Historic Bisket jatra begins today (ht 09/04/2008), Bisket Jatra starts in Bhaktapur (ht 10/04/2008), New Year brings cause for cheer for Bhaktapur folk (ht 14/04/2008)
Ghode Jatra observed (kp 06/04/2008)
Jagat and national politics, by Shiva Rijal (kp 23/03/2008)
Holi headache, by Sajag Karki (kp 10/03/2008), Holi hooligans, by Dikshya Karki (kp 19/03/2008), Holi war, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 20/03/2008), Holi And Harmful Colour, by Rajib Raj Acharya (rn 20/03/2008), ‘Unholy’ lolas terrorize people (kp 21/03/2008), Heralding the riotous colors of spring, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 21/03/2008), Holi aayo!, by Rekha Acharya (kp 21/03/2008), Don't Make It Unholy, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 21/03/2008), Holi guacamoli: This year, the women are fighting back, by Srishti Adhikari (nt 21/03/2008), Holi being celebrated today (nn 21/03/2008), Holi celebrations turn nasty, 3 killed in Valley (kp 22/03/2008), Vibrant memories (ht 23/03/2008)
Mahashivaratri being observed today (nn 06/03/2008), Shivaratri and after: We got measly incentives, say departing saints (ht 09/03/2008)
18 more festivals to become nat’l holidays: a step toward inclusion (kp 05/03/2008)
Stage set for Shivaratri at Pashupati (ht 05/03/2008)
Maghe Sankranti observed (kp 16/01/2008)
‘Skip a month, readjust date’ (kp 14/01/2008)
Gurung community celebrate Losar (kp 31/12/2007)
Christmas
for all Nepalis, by Ramesh Khatry (kp 24/12/2007)
Bibaha
Panchami celebrated, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 15/12/2007)
Brisk businesses in Terai marketplaces with the start of Chhath festival (nn 14/11/2007), Chhath being celebrated across the country (nn 16/11/2007), Tarai people celebrate Chhath with zest (kp 17/11/2007)
Tihar festival begins; Kaag pooja today (nn 07/11/2007), Kukur Tihar today (nn 08/11/2007), Third day of Tihar festival "Laxmi Pooja" today (nn 09/11/2007), Gobardhan Pooja today; Nepal Era New Year 1128 being celebrated (nn 10/11/2007), Happy Deepawali! (kp 10/11/2007), Bhai Tika being celebrated today; 11:35 am-11:47 am most auspicious time for tika (nn 11/11/2007)
Today is Fulpati (kp 18/10/2007), Villages shun sacrifice since 90 yrs, by Damodar Neupane (kp 18/10/2007), PM takes Fulpati salute (kp 19/10/2007), PM gets army salute (samn), Today is Mahashtami (nn 19/10/2007), Grim Dashain for kin of displaced, disappeared (kp 19/10/2007), Celebrate differently (kp 19/10/2007), Silent Buddhists pray for peace as Nepal revels in blood (wi 19/10/2007), Next time you chomp on a buff momo...look how buffaloes are transported, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 19/10/2007), The carnivore carnival (nt 19/10/2007), Scapegoats: It is morally wrong to torture fellow creatures, to do so in the name of religion is a sin, by Tirtha B. Shrestha (nt 19/10/2007), Mahanawami being celebrated (nn 20/10/2007), Vijaya Dashami celebrated (nn 21/10/2007), Maalshree, Music of Dashain: Festival is Nepal's greatest national celebration, by Rama Sapkota (on), Festival shows uneroded Hindu support for Nepal king (wi 22/10/2007), Dashain contemplations, by Abhaya Raj Joshi (kp 25/10/2007), Kojagrat Purnima today; PM and King both to visit Bhaktapur temple (nn 26/10/2007), Guthi Sansthan spent Rs 10.5m on Dashain rites, by Baburam Kharel (kp 27/10/2007)
Eid observed today (nn 14/10/2007), UML greetings to Muslims on Eid (kp 14/10/2007), 'Secular' Nepal forgets Muslims on Eid (wi 14/10/2007)
Ghatasthapana marks beginning of Dashain festival (nn 12/10/2007), Goats replace polls in Nepal's new plans (wi 13/10/2007)
Indrajatra festival from today (nn 25/09/2007), PM Koirala attends Indrajatra festival (nn 25/09/2007), Nepal fears disaster as virgin goddess' chariot falters (wi 26/09/2007), The prime minister and the kumari: This year’s 250th kumari chariot jatra was different from all previous ones, by Scott Berry (nt 28/09/2007)
Teej being observed today (nn 14/09/2007), Hindu women fasting for husbands, by Surendra Phuyal (BBC News 14/09/2007)
Krishna Janmastami observed across the country, PM visits Krishna Mandir (nn 04/09/2007)
Reason & season of ceremonies, by Shiva Rijal (kp 02/09/2007)
Bhairab-Kumari Jatra starts in Dolakha, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 02/09/2007)
Gaijatra festival being observed today (nn 29/08/2007)
Janai Purnima being observed today (nn 28/08/2007) [a special festival for the about 15% male Tagadhari of the country as a symbol of the stratified social system], Do away with casteism, by Subhash Paudel (kp 28/08/2007)
PM Koirala to witness “Bhoto Jatra” (nn 06/07/2007), King loses his ‘cultural right’ as PM witnesses Bhoto Jatra (nn 08/07/2007), PM observes Bhoto Jatra, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 09/07/2007), PM attends Bhotojatra, makes history (samn 09/07/2007), Nepal King's Cultural Rights Broken: One of Nepal's centuries-old traditions was broken as PM attends festival, by Umesh Shrestha (on 09/07/2007)
Machhindranath chariot to be repaired (samn 29/04/2007), Chariot Machhindranath procession resume (samn 19/06/2007)
Buddha Jayanti celebration starts (samn 27/04/2007), 2551st Buddha Jayanti being observed today (nn 02/05/2007), Buddha Jayanti observed (kp 03/05/2007)
Hindu holidays in secular Nepal, by Shyam KC (kp 23/04/2007)
Ardh Kumbh fair in Pindeshwar (samn 22/04/2007)
Bisket Jatra begins in Thimi (samn 13/04/2007), Locals fail to put up Bisket Jatra lingo (samn 15/04/2007)
Janabaha-Dyo Jatra begins (samn 27/03/2007)
Ramnawami today (nn 27/03/2007)
Chaite Dashain festival today (nn 26/03/2007)
Holi, a celebration?, by Salinba Joshi (kp 01/03/2007), Holi ‘terror’ grips city-dwellers (samn 01/03/2007), Holi or unholy?, by Avish Acharya (kp 02/03/2007), Holi festival being celebrated today (nn 03/03/2007), Holistic Holi: Nepali painters asked — What of Nepal tomorrow? (kp 03/03/2007), Kathmandu’s unholy rites of Holi, by Pragati Shahi & Baburam Kharel (kp 04/03/2007), Colors on a rampage: Surviving Holi and a brief look around (kp 04/03/2007)
Mahashivaratri being observed today (nn 16/02/2007), The night of the babas, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 16/02/2007), A Shivaratri tradition for children, by Shankar Gnawali and Devendra Koirala (kp 17/02/2007), Spending some time on Shivaratri, by Sanjog (kp 17/02/2007)
Swasthani Brata begins (samn 04/01/2007)
Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha (nn 01/01/2007)
Wangmet festival (samn 12/11/2006)
Kattik Nach concludes (samn 05/11/2006)
New Found Merry: This year, the residents of Katmandu valley celebrated Dashain and Tihar with much élan, by Sahishnu Poudyal (sp 03/11/2006)
Chhath festival starts from today (nn 26/10/2006), Chhath fever grips Janakpur denizens (samn 27/10/2006), Chhath kicks off in Mithila region (samn 28/10/2006), Chhath observed across terai (kp 29/10/2006), Chhath festival concludes, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 30/10/2006)
Muslims celebrating Id-Ul Fitr today (nn 25/10/2006)
'Mha Puja' Value Yourself: A citizen reporter is privileged to take part in an important Newari tradition, by Rosha Basnet (on 24/10/2006)
Bhai Tika’ being celebrated today (nn 24/10/2006), Mha Puja organised in London (nn 29/10/2006)
Nepal Sambat celebrations (samn 22/10/2006), Nepal Era New year today (nn 23/10/2006), Govt. to recognize Nepal Sambat as national calendar: PM Koirala (nn 24/10/2006), Nepali gov't to recognize Nepal Sambat as national calendar (Xinhua 24/10/2006)
Third day of Tihar festival "Laxmi Pooja" today (nn 21/10/2006), Gai pooja, fourth day of Tihar being celebrated today (nn 22/10/2006), Ideology and Goddess, by Arun Gupto (kp 22/10/2006), Fifth day of Tihar Gobardhan Pooja being observed today (nn 23/10/2006)
Tihar festival begins; Kaag pooja today (nn 19/10/2006), Second day of Tihar "Kukur Tihar" today (nn 20/10/2006), Festival of lights, by Nitika Nepal (kp 20/10/2006)
Jhangad community marks Karamdharam (samn 12/10/2006)
Mountain Goat Dishes Popular in Pokhara: People in west Nepal enjoy mountain goat meat during Dashain festival, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 08/10/2006)
Auspicious time for Tika announced (nn 01/10/2006)
Mahashtami today, devotees preparing to sacrifice animals (nn 30/09/2006) Happy Dashain! (kp 30/09/2006), Mahanawami festival today (nn 01/10/2006)
Navaratri
Parba begins
(nn 23/09/2006), Phulpati
festival being observed today (nn 29/09/2006), Secular
Dasain (nt 29/09/2006, originally in Haank, 27 September)
Carpenters
in Nepal Celebrate Bishwokarma Puja: Two-day festival honors Hindu God of
Machinery, by Rama Sapkota (on 18/09/2006)
Teej
for a social cause, awareness, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 27/08/2006), Maoists
mark Teej in combat dress (kp 27/08/2006)
The
Birthday of Lord Krishna: How Krishna vanquished cruel Kansha, his
maternal uncle, by Ram Hari Sapkota (on 16/08/2006)
Gunla:
Festival of light & enlightenment, by Avash Karmacharya (kp
13/08/2006)
Gaijatra
festival being observed today
(nn 10/08/2006)
Nepal
Celebrates Janai Purnima: August 9 a day to remember old traditions,
by Shekhar K.C. (on 09/08/2006) [This festivall
affexts only male members so called high Hindu castes, i.e. less than 15%
of the total population!], Janai
Purnima being observed today (nn 09/08/2006), Thousands
throng Goshaikunda, by Krishna Thapa (kp 09/08/2006), Janai
dilemma, by Aashish Sharma (kp 12/08/2006)
Naag
Panchami today
(nn 30/07/2006)
Ghanta
Karna, by Munindra Ratna Bajracharya (rn 23/07/2006)
New
look at Lukla: Lukla is more than trekking lodges attached to an airstrip
as this year’s Dumjee festival showed, by Sagun S Lawoti (nt
16/06/2006)
Making
of Rato Machhendranath, by Shraddha Tuladhar (tg 31/05/2006)
Programmes
to mark 2550th Buddha Jayanti
(samn 09/05/2006), 2550th
Buddha Jayanti being celebrated today (nn 13/05/2006)
Festival
of Rato Machhindranath begins
(samn 02/05/2006)
Mata
Tirtha Aunsi
(kp 27/04/2006)
Low
turnout in Bisket Jatra due to political unrest
(nn 15/04/2006)
Festivals
Packs Nepal Calender: Some festivals of Nepal are truly ancient,
originating in animism and legend, by Bishnu K.C. (Ohmy News
13/03/2006), Cleaning
purity, by Arun Gupto (kp 19/03/2006)
Holi(ganism)
humiliates, enrages women, by A Sanam Bhaily (kp 13/03/2006), Holi
aayo, by Ayush Uprety (kp 13/03/2006), Advance
fun & frolic begun by artistes: Holi 2006 (kp 13/03/2006), Holi
being observed today (nn 14/03/2006), Holi
(kp 14/03/2006), Fagu
festival begins today (samn 14/03/2006), Police
arrest more than 50 hooligans from the capital (nn 14/03/2006), Here’s
how leaders celebrated Holi (samn 15/03/2006)
Holi
begins
(nn 08/03/2006), Memorable
Holi, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 16/03/2006)
Losar
(kp 28/02/2006), Sherpas
celebrate Losar (kp 02/03/2006), Losar
at Sherpa Sewa Kendra (kp 03/03/2006), Losar
& Gen-X, by Samriddhi Rai (kp 03/03/2006)
Shiva
Ratri: Festival For Both Nepal, Indian Devotees: A huge influx of tourists
and pilgrims flood Kathmandu, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 26/02/2006), No.
of devotees visiting Pashupatinath goes up (nn 27/02/2006), More
sadhus at Pahupatinath this year (kp 27/02/2006), Sadhus
gather at Pashupati! (kp 27/02/2006), Shivaratri
goes global, and how! (samn 27/02/2006), Babas
got high on 200 kg grass (samn 28/02/2006)
Tackling
sexual urges with expletives, by Upendra Lamicchane (kp 14/02/2006)
Shree
Swasthani Brata ends
(kp 12/02/2006)
Lakhan’s
birth anniversary to be marked
(samn 08/02/2006)
Basanta
Panchami today (nn 03/02/2006), Cultural
affinity, by Gita Ghimire (kp 06/02/2006)
Losar
festival being celebrated (nn 30/01/2006)
Parayan
Jagani fest to be organised (samn 28/01/2006)
Maghe
Sankranti festival being celebrated today (nn 14/01/2006)
Tharu
festival on January 14-15 (nn 08/01/2006)
Cultural
fest to mark Tharu New Year (samn 03/01/2006)
Mahaboudha
festival, by Sneha Shrestha (kp 20/12/2005), Mahabuddha
Okubahal festival kicks off (samn 20/12/2005)
Thousands
flock to Janakpur to celebrate Biwaha Panchami (nn 06/12/2005)
Tamu
Cultural Festival in December (samn 23/11/2005)
Festival
lessons, by Sneha Shrestha (kp 11/11/2005)
Sama-Chakewa:
Festival of sisters, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 07/11/2005), Terai
sisters observe Sama-Chakewa (samn 08/11/2005)
Chhath
festival to begin today (samn 05/11/2005), Maithili
festival begins (samn 06/11/2005), Maithili
people celebrating Chhat (kp 07/11/2005), Chhath
being celebrated (08/11/2005), RNA
men mistreat Chhath revellers (nn
09/11/2005)
Muslims
celebrating Id-Ul Fitr (nn 04/11/2005), Nepali
Muslims celebrate Eid, by Pawan Neupane (kp 05/11/2005)
Nepal
Era New Year today (nn 02/11/2005), Mha
Puja And NS New Year 1126 Being Observed (nln 02/11/2005)
Tihar
festival begins (nn 30/10/2005), Government
prohibits Deusi, Bhailo after 8.00 p.m. (nn 31/10/2005), Kukur
Tihar today (nn 31/10/2005), Laxmi
Pooja today (nn 01/11/2005), Kathmandu
laughs in flowers, and so does Goddess Laxmi during Dipawali (nln
01/11/2005), Every
dog has his day in a year (tg 01/11/2005), Gai
and Gobardhan Pooja being observed today (nn 02/11/2005), Happy
Tihar (kp 02/11/2005), Charm
of Deusi-Bhailo, by Gaurav Bhattarai (kp 02/11/2005), 'Bhai
Tika’ being celebrated today (nn 03/11/2005)
Thousands
taking part in ‘Dipankha Yatra’ (nn 17/10/2005), Deephankha
Yatra for peace, harmony Parade after 38 years, 100,000 participants
expected, by Nitya Nanda Timsina and Karuna Giri (kp 17/10/2005), Sacred
Blue Bull leads historic peace march in Nepal (wi 17/10/2005), Wide
Participation In Dipankha Yatra (nln 17/10/2005), Historic
divine parade in Nepal, by Bhagirath Yogi (BBC News 17/10/2005), Thousands
take part in Deepankha Yatra, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 18/10/2005), Dipankha
Yatra ends (samn 19/10/2005)
Dashain
comes to a close, Kojagrat Purnima being observed (nn 17/10/2005), As
Dashain is over... Kojagrat Purnima (kp 17/10/2005)
Maha
Astami today (nn 11/10/2005), Maha
Astami, Maha Nawami and Dashami (kp 11/10/2005)
Phulpati
(kp 10/10/2005)
The
art of giving A new kind of Dasain sacrifice: self-sacrifice, by Rita
Thapa (nt 07/10/2005)
The
tij hunger strike: Tij moves in tune with the times, by Manisha Aryal
(nt 02/09/2005), Not
a tease anymore: Ten new ways to celebrate the festival of sisterhood,
by Aarti Basnyat (nt 02/09/2005), Teej
songs echo our difficult times, by Neetu Dubey and Sanu Ghimire (nn
06/09/2005), This
Teej, let's pray, by Prerena Marasini (kp 06/09/2005), Teej
turns into condom promotion event (kp 07/09/2005)
Sri
Krishna Janmasthami today (nn 26/08/2005), Krishna
Ashtami, by Pawan Neupane (kp 26/08/2005)
Ghentang
Gishi in Bhaktapur (kp 21/08/2005)
Holy
cow! Gai Jatra, by Pragya (kp 20/08/2005), Gai
Jatra Festival in Full Swing (kp 21/08/2005)
Janai
Purnima, by Pragya (kp 19/08/2005)
Cyclic
Festivals (kp 10/08/2005)
Gunla:
Music and the Rains retreat By Arun Ranjit (rn 07/08/2005)
Gathe
Mangal (or Ghanta Karna Chaturdashi) (kp 03/08/2005), Ghanta
Karna myths (kp 03/08/2005)
Reminiscence
of the Gurus (kp 27/07/2005)
Chaturmas
(kp 26/07/2005)
Remembering
Siddhartha, by Anand Aditya (kp 25/05/2005)
Mighty
Machhendranath, by Pragya Karki (kp 19/05/2005)
Festivals,
a casualty of insurgency, by Tika Sharma (kp 27/01/2005)
Samyak
Mahadana The Right Charity, by Swastiratna Shakya (rn 16/01/2005)
Children’s
earnings enliven Maghi festivities, by Kamal Kumar Panthi (kp
14/01/2005), Maghe
Sankraanti generates heat to bear severe cold, by Arun Ranjit (rn
16/01/2005)
Samyak
Mahadan to be solemnised today (rn 14/01/2005)
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Background
Mata
Tirtha Puja
(Mother's Day)
Buddha
Jayanti
Janai
Purnima / Raksha Bandan
Gai
Jatra
Shri
Krishna Janmasthami
Gokarna
Aunsi
(Father's Day)
Teej
Indra
Jatra
Maghe
Sankranti
Shree
Panchami
Maha
Shivaratri
Holi
(Fagu Purnima)
Ghode
Jatra
Shri
Ram Nawami
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