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Bhakta Raj Acharya. Bhakta Raj Acharya ( Nepali: भक्तराज आचार्य; 2 October 1942 – 26 February 2024), commonly referred to as Bhajan Shiromani, was a Nepali singer and music-composer, widely known as one of the greatest singers of all time in Nepal. He was born in Dhankuta, Nepal and raised in Kalimpong, India.
Sayaun Thunga Phulka. " Sayaun Thunga Phulka ", or " Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka " ( Nepali: सयौँ थुँगा फूलका, pronounced [sʌjʌ̃ũ̯ tʰuŋɡa ɸulka]; "Made of Hundreds of Flowers"), is the national anthem of Nepal. It was officially adopted as the anthem on 3 August 2007 during a ceremony held at the conference hall ...
Dashain ( Nepali: दशैं; Daśãi, also Baḍādaśhãin बडादशैं or Bijayā Daśamī Nepali: बिजया दशमी) is the 15-day-long festival and holidays of Nepal. [2] [3] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by Nepalese Hindu people throughout the globe. It ...
Tihar (also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak) is a five-day Hindu festival of Diwali celebrated in Nepal and the Indian regions of Sikkim and Gorkhaland (particularly the towns of Darjeeling and Kalimpong ), which host a large number of ethnic Indian Gorkhas. Diwali is referred to as Tihar in Nepal, Sikkim and Gorkhaland and is marked by ...
Gai Jatra ( Nepali: गाईजात्रा ), also known by its endonym Sa Paru ( Nepal Bhasa: सा पारु ), is a Nepalese festival celebrated mainly in the Kathmandu valley by the Newar people. [1] [2] The festival is celebrated in honour of their immediate relatives who have died during the previous year. Various groups of ...
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also referred as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. [ 2] It is also celebrated by Hindus of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, [ 3] including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan [ 4] and the Burmese Gurkhas ...
The festival is known as: Bhai Dooj ( Hindi: भाई दूज) in entire Northern part of India, observed during the Diwali festival. In Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is also known as Bhaiya Dooj. It is widely celebrated by Maithils in Nepal and Bihar as Bhardutiya and people from various other ethnic groups.
Public holidays. The following is the list of holidays for the calendar year 2018 in Nepal. Birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah . The first day of the month of Magh. New Year celebration by the Tamang community . Educational institution only. Martyr's day in Nepal remembering the first four Martyrs of Nepal . Celebrated in reverence of Lord Shiva.