If you ask people about their impression or idea of Dashain, then perhaps most of them will say, “Naya luga laune, masu khane, changa udaune ani taas khelne (To wear new clothes, eat meat, fly kites ...

Dashain is celebrated with much enthusiasm. With changing times, the way it is celebrated has changed in many ways, and the importance of the festival has different meanings for people of different ...

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A Nepali priest falls into a trance as he carries the statue of goddess Ajima, as devotees wearing protective gear hold him during Pachali Bhairav festival (part of Dashain) in Kathmandu, Nepal, ...

The tenth day of Dashain, which also is known as Bijaya Dashami is one of the most important days of the fortnightly festival observed by Hindus in Nepal. KATHMANDU: If it wasn't for the COVID-19 ...

Nepal's biggest religious festival Dashain will bid farewell for this year on October 3rd, Saturday. The day which celebrates the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, is also known as Kojagrat ...

Thousands are expected to attend the second annual Dashain-Diwali Mela, a festival being put on by the Bhutanese Nepali community in Reynoldsburg on Saturday. The event is a combined celebration of ...

Dashain, Nepal's most widely celebrated festival, will conclude this year on October 22, Friday. The fifteen day long celebration honors the goddess Durga; who is symbol of power, prosperity, motherly ...

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A Nepalese girl swings in a traditional Dashain Swing during the Dashain festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 7, 2013. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) A Nepalese girl takes photos of an idol of Goddess Durga ...