Christians, newly converted Catholics, Buddhists and Muslims have participated in the most important Hindu festival in the country, dedicated to the goddess Durga. In Nepal mixed families are becoming ...

Nepal's biggest religious festival Dashain will bid farewell for this year on October 3rd, Saturday. The day which celebrates the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, is also known as Kojagrat ...

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Nepal's biggest Hindu festival, Bada Dashain, commenced today with the observance of Ghatasthapana, the ritual that sets the tone for the nine-night Navaratri celebration. The auspicious time for the ...

Our readers feel that though Dashain means happiness and meeting families after a long time and receiving and giving blessings, for many Dashain could also mean ‘dasha’ (woe). But they are not going ...

Dashain, Nepal's most widely celebrated festival, will conclude this year on October 22, Friday. The fifteen day long celebration honors the goddess Durga; who is symbol of power, prosperity, motherly ...

A Nepalese army band performs on "Fulpati", the seventh day of the Dashain festival, during the biggest Hindu festival Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal on Oct. 12, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua) Nepalese soldiers ...

Christians, newly converted Catholics, Buddhists and Muslims have participated in the most important Hindu festival in the country, dedicated to the goddess Durga. In Nepal mixed families are becoming ...