Festivals of Nepal

Maghe Sankranti is a Nepalese festival observed on the first of Magh in the Bikram Samvat Nepali calendar bringing an end to the...

Basanta, or spring, ushers in the loveliest time of the year. Crowds gather at Kathmandu's Durbar Square while His Majesty the King and...

On the sacred night dedicated to Shiva, thousands of pilgrims descend upon Pashupatinath, the holiest Hindu temple in the world – the abode...

Losar is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. On the first day of Losar, a beverage...

Nepal’s water-throwing festival is a merry affair during which people douse each other with buckets of scarlet liquid and daub red powder on...

On this day a popular festival held in honour of the white Machendranath, who is actually the Padmapani Lokeswara, whose permanent shrine is...

The Nepali New Year always falls in mid-April. The people of Bhaktapur celebrate the Bisket Jatra (Death of the Snake Demons Festival) on...

The Nepal army takes over the Tundikhel parade ground in Kathmandu on horse-racing day to display its skills in warfare, acrobatics, motorcycle stunts...

It lasts for five days and is marked by worship to different animals such as crow, the dog and the cow, five various...

It is truly the national festival of Nepal. Every Nepali is stirred by the prospects of the joy that this festival is supposed...