One of the stories behind the inception of this dance festival goes like this. Malla King Siddhi Narsingh Malla wanted to revive a general feeling of happiness amongst the people…
Yomari is a Newari delicacy specially prepared for Yomari Punhi, a festival which falls in the month of December. This special rice flour dish is linked to a myth about…
A village with many significant features that make it an important landmark in terms of culture, history, and religion. WORDS AVANTIKA SHRESTHA An old village with many tales wrapped within…
आजभन्दा तीन सय तेरह वर्ष अगाडि बनेको एउटा मन्दिर आज पनि आफ्नै मौलिक वास्तुकला एवं स्वरुपको कारण बिश्वव प्रसिद्ध बनिरहेको छ भन्दा अचम्म लाग्न सक्छ। भक्तपुरको टौमढी क्षेत्रमा यत्रो वर्ष…
दुर्गा प्रसाद शाक्य अध्यक्ष, चैनपुर शाक्य समाज नेपालको पूर्वाञ्चल क्षेत्रको १६ जिल्लामध्येको एउटा दुर्गम जिल्ला संखुवासभा हो । यस जिल्लाको पूर्वमा ताप्लेजुङ्ग जिल्ला, पश्चिममा सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला, उत्तरमा चीनको तिब्बत, दक्षिण…
शुभ श्रेष्ठ तानसेन गुठीद्वारा आयोजना गरिने तीर्थयात्रा यही माघ २४ गते शनिबारमा डोलेश्वर महादेव र इन्द्रेश्वर पनौतीमा जाने भएका कार्यक्रममा मैले पनि भाग लिन पाउँदा खुसी लाग्नु स्वभाविक हो ।…
The Indrajatra and the Kumari jatra are famous for various types of dance performances of classical, semi classical, and mystic types. Some of the famous ‘Nach or dance troupes are…
Project Baja Nepal is a team of enthusiasts focusing on traditional music preservation and knowledge transferring. Project Baja is a self-driven joint mission to preserve the local music of Nepal.…
Amongst various cultures, the music sector has been one of the creative and common methodologies of Newar community. Musical instruments (Wadhya Wadhan), dance (Nritya) and Dafa are few examples. We…