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Shree Panchami, also known as Saraswati Puja or Basanta Panchami, is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, learning, knowledge, music and creativity, when people—especially students—offer prayers at homes and nearby Saraswati temples to seek her blessings, while also honoring Maha Manjushri(Bodhisattva), a symbol of supreme wisdom. The day is considered highly auspicious for […]

Ghyo Chaku is the Newar community’s traditional name for the Maghe Sankranti festival in Nepal, celebrated on January 15 with deep cultural and social importance. The festival is especially known for its traditional foods, with “Ghyo Chaku” meaning ghee and solidified molasses, the main items eaten on this day. Other popular dishes include flattened rice

On the occasion of completing 100 years since the establishment of the Tathagata Dipankar Buddha statue and the initiation of the Samyak tradition by Nar Singh Shakya (Lama Aaju), a grand Lasata Samyak Mahadan (Great Almsgiving) will be held in Patan on January 15, 2026. A grand display of 126 Dipankara Buddha will be brought

Yomari: Sweet Warmth for Winter Story of Yomari:  Long ago, in the Newar village of Panauti, a couple named Suchandra and Krita made a new dish from freshly harvested rice flour. They shaped it like a fish — believed to bring good luck — and filled it with sweet jaggery (chaku) and sesame seeds. When they offered it to the gods, the

Centuries Old Sacred Dance Drama of Patan Kartik Nach is a mythical dance drama performed in Patan Durbar Square, every year during the month of Kartik (October–November) This dance is one of the important tantric mask dances of god & demons. The performance depicts stories from Hindu epics like the Ramayana, Mahabharata and tales of Lord