Happy Vijaya Dashami 2067

I wish a very happy and joyful festival time to all my Nepalese friends.

'Living Goddess' passes School Leaving Certificate in Nepal!

Chandiara Bajracharya, the Kumari of Patan, one of the living godesses of Nepal has passed the School Leaving Certificate.

Eyes of a goddess


Practice


Learning at home


Party with schoolfriends

Happy New Year 2067 !

Nepal enters the year 2067 B.S. with difficult challenges still unsolved.

After a year of stagnation, in which the only agenda of the ruling parties was to stop the Maoists from returning to power, the new year carries the hope to bring about a solution to the political situation of Nepal.

Pressing problems are awaiting their proper solution, the most important being the integration of the rebel militia into the army and the civil society. To formulate a constitution is the second big task on the agenda. Both subjects are interconnected and without a proper management of the militia no constitution can successfully be written.

The current government seems to be unwilling to let either problem find a solution, which makes it very unlikely that this government will last long. While obviously enjoying the support and guidance of some of the international players the current government is in the end not governing at all but just participating in the international policy of angering the Maoists until they either split or make a grave mistake, which would allow to blame them for the failure of the peace process.

May all responsible people in Nepal stand united to find a peaceful outlet for this difficult situation.

We wish a happy New Year 2067 to all Nepali people!

Watch the Children of God!

Children of God
Korea/Nepal 2008
Directed by Yi Seung-Jun
89 Minutes,
Nepali Documentary w/subtitles

click on pic to read more about the movie


Children of God explores the life of the children who live in Pashupatinath, beside the Baghmati River in Nepal - on the sacred grounds of a Hindu temple in Kathmandu an area forgotten and ignored by the world, but considered the holiest and most sacred to the Nepalese people.

The children are undeterred by the daily cries and wailing from the daily funeral ceremonies; instead they rob the corpses for food and dive into the river to grab coins used as funeral offerings by the mourners. Some risk their lives by begging while others fall prey to drugs and disease.

The film exposes the social conditions of the suppressed Nepalese people through the plight of their children, where reverence for the old and dead far outweighs the care for the young and living. Experiencing their innocence and their hardship through songs, stories and heartbreaking living conditions, exposes the contradiction of the material world that rests upon perhaps the most spiritual culture on earth.

watch part 1-9 here:

Kumari, the Living Goddess!

Click on picture to watch preview!

Videos and photos of the Makar Mela in Panauti, Nepal

The great Makar Mela(Capricorn pilgrimage) of Panauti in Nepal, which happens only every twelve years has concluded now. Day by day for one month thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip at Trivenighat, where the auspicious confluence of three rivers takes place.

The next Makar Mela will take place in Panauti in the year 2022(2078 B.S.).

Even the former King of Nepal, Mr. Gyanendra Shah took the chance to try to wash of his sins, breaking an ancient tradition that did forbid members of the royal family to enter Panauti.


See more photos collected from the Internet...
Panauti Makar Mela Gallery


See how the Panauti Makar Mela has been reported about on video...



Still only few Makar Mela video clips are on the net, but i found this funny one, from a group climbing up the Goraknath hill during their visit to Panauti...



Here is another one, showing some impressions of the Mela...



... and even another one, a bit more professional...



Find even more pictures here:
Photos of Makar Mela

Photos and videos of the Makar Mela in Panauti, Nepal

The great Makar Mela of Panauti in Nepal, happening every twelve years has concluded now. Day by day for one month thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip at Trivenighat, where the auspicious confluence of three rivers takes place.

Even the former King of Nepal, Mr. Gyanendra Shah took the chance to try to wash of his sins, breaking an ancient tradition that did not permit members of the royal family to enter Panauti.


See more photos collected from the Internet...
Panauti Makar Mela Gallery


See how the Panauti Makar Mela has been reported about on TV...



Still only few video clips, but i found this funny one, from a group climbing up the Goraknath hill during their visit to Panauti...



Here is another one, showing some impressions of the Mela...



... and even another one, a bit more professional...

Photos of 'Makar Mela', a month of pilgrimage in Panauti, Nepal

Every twelve years for one month from the new moon of January Hindus of Nepal and India travel to Panauti, to the Triveni Ghats, where the three rivers Lilavati, Punyamati and Rudravati create the auspicious 'Sassi Tirtha', the place to take the holy, purifying bath and by this wash of the sins.

Photos by Ramkumar Khatri:





Photos from Bhuwan Bhochhibhoya for Kavrekoseli.com :






















See more photos here:

Find Makar Mela photos on the Internet here:

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0gFyfjN0eVc84?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0581eB7fBzgqZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/01FU6hm0E46SZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0aKGfZT9W34hY?q=triveni

Historical photos from the net, showing the Makar Mela 2030 B.S.(1974):

Triveni Ghat, location of the Makar Mela 2010, in Panauti, Nepal

See the place where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are celebrating the Makar Mela in Panauti, Nepal from January 15th until February 12th 2010.
Move the mouse on the picture and enjoy the 360 degrees-navigation...

See more of these virtual 360 degrees-photos here:
http://www.nepalopedia.com/

Makar Mela, a month of pilgrimage in Panauti, Nepal

Every twelve years for one month from the new moon of January Hindus of Nepal and India travel to Panauti, to the Triveni Ghats, where the three rivers Lilavati, Punyamati and Rudravati create the auspicious 'Sassi Tirtha', the place to take the holy, purifying bath and by this wash of the sins.

Photos by Ramkumar Khatri:





Photos from Bhuwan Bhochhibhoya for Kavrekoseli.com :






















See more photos here:

Find Makar Mela photos on the Internet here:

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0gFyfjN0eVc84?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0581eB7fBzgqZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/01FU6hm0E46SZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0aKGfZT9W34hY?q=triveni



Historical photo from the net, showing the Makar Mela 2030 B.S.(1974):