“Navaraat “ or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the great festival of the Hindus of Nepal, commenced from today.

The golden barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Bada Dashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity.

Among the Newa of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal  where ever  Newar are, Dashain traditionally called Mohani Nakha (Newar:मोहनी नखा:) is celebrated as the most important festival of Nepal Sambat calendar year.Among the Hindus and Newars, it is celebrated with slight differences and interpretations….Read More