Tag: #Hindu festival
Articles tagged with #Hindu festival
A thousand Sadhus and a Hanuman
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALAMahashivatri is an auspicious day for all the Hindus around the globe. The festival is observed on a new moon day on…
Bel Bibaha
Girls from the Newa community in Nepal get married at least three times in their lifetime. The first ceremony called Bel Bibaha (‘Ihi’) is where…
Cruelty and compassion
KILLING FIELDS: Animal rights advocate Sneha Shrestha (above) feeding buffaloes the night before the slaughter. Activists tried unsuccessfully…
Killing field
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4YTxDqg2lA&feature=youtu.beDespite national and international outrage and a Supreme Court ruling against the…
Night before the slaughter
Photos: SNEHA SHRESTHAThe village of Bariyapur in Nepal’s plains is getting ready for the Gadimai Mela despite national and international…
Maha Shivaratri
As every year, Hindu devotees from all over the country and neighboring India have gathered to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple for the annual…
Parodying patriarchy at Tij
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P59ri5M1KM&feature=youtu.beTij has been called a festival of women, and indeed it is a time Nepali women let…
Fasting, feasting and festivities of Gaura
https://youtu.be/4adGA4P0k54The buses to Darchula, Baitadi, Doti or Dadelhura were all packed last week for the annual Gaura Festival of…