Nepal, the Land of Festivals: Religious, Cultural, Social, and Historical Festivals

According animals auspicious Bala Bhairab Bhaktapur Bhimsen bhoto birthday blessings Brahmans Buddhists called celebrated ceremony chariot colourful dancing Dasain deity demon Dhoka divine Durga Ekadasi evil feast flowers fortnight full-moon day Fulpati Ganesh gods and goddesses Gujeswari Hanuman holy bath honour idol India Indra Indra Jatra Janakpur Jatra Kalash Kali Kathmandu Valley kill King Mahendra King Tribhuvan Kumar large number Late His Majesty Laxmi legend lingam Lord Buddha Lord Krishna Lord Machhendra Lord Pashupatinath Lord Shiva Lord Vishnu lunar Machhendranath Magh Mahadev Majesty the King Malla mantras month moon mother Naga Naga Panchami Narayan Nepal Nepalese Newars observe fast occasion offered Pachali Panchami Parvati Patan performed pond priests Prithvi Prithvi Narayan Shah procession Puja Purnima Rama religious rice ritual river Royal sacred sacrifice Sankranti Seto Shah Shakaya shrine snakes Swayambhunath Taleju temple Tihar tika time-honoured tradition Tundikhel Vedas Vikram worship Lord Yama Yomari