Miley Cyrus will return to her bad girl image

They say that Miley Cyrus could return to her bad girl image, because the clean image of the singer currently is not working. LOL!

It is reported that Miley is returning to her image of naughty bad girl 'lame everything that crosses' because her new album "Younger Now" is not a commercial success.

This gossip comes from National Enquirer , ( I Know !!) But says that although Cyrus cleaned her image, her new routine has not been a hit for her fans, so they should prepare for the return of the naughty Miley. LOL!

"The new and super sweet image of Miley was to support her new CD. However, once you let the beast out of the cage, you can not get it back in there. "

"With the CD not selling well, expect the obscene Miley to return very soon ... She's just pretending to be Hannah Montana again, and it's not working."

Whatever! It's a tabloid gossip ... who knows? It will be easy to see if they are right or not. What do you think?

Chhath Festival Being Celebrated In Terai Nepal

The Chhath festival has began all over Terai region of Nepal starting from Friday.

Chhath is one of the largest cultural festival in southern Terai of Nepal.

Chhath is celebrated for 4 days starting from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Kartik Shukla Saptami.
It usually falls during October November .

In Chhath festival Surya the Sun is worshipped while it rises in the morning and sets in the evening.
People specially women go to the river, take bath and worship the Sun for long time offering Prasad and Argha to the rising and setting Sun.

Woman fast during these days without eating.

People believe that Sun is the source of power , worshipping sun will receive prosperity, well-being and progress in the family.

 

There is public holiday on Sunday for the Chhath festival.

Bhai Teeka Being Observed Today, 11:52 Auspicious Time

Fifth and last day of Tihar Bhaitika is being observed all over Nepal today.

Today sisters and brothers have exchanged Teeka, Garland and wished good health and long life for each other.

They exchanged array of colorful Tika on their forehead and exchanged sweets, Sellroti, clothes, fruits etc.

For the Bhaitika, 1152 am was the best auspicious time today although the whole day is good for tika today according to Nepal Astrologer's Society.

After the Bhai Teeka, Youths go around for Deusi.

They visited neighboring homes, sang, danced and received fruits, sell roti and Dakshina (money).In return they wished Ashish.

Outside Kathmandu, the Deusi program continues until the day of coming full moon. However, the schools and the government offices will resume from tomorrow.


Gai Tihar And Laxmi Pooja Being Observed Across The Nation

On the third day of Yamapanchak, Gai Tihar and Laxmi Pooja is being celebrated all over Nepal today.

Nepal being the agricultural country, more than 70 percent of people who are farmers , are worshipping Cows as Lami Mata today.

In the morning cows are cleaned, decorated with colors , given garlands of flowers and worshipped then given delicious foods.

Peda which is a special food made of corn flour and mixed with fruits with some sprinkled salt is the favorite food for cows during Tihar festival.

People decorate cow's body with different colors and shape arts.

In the evening Laxmi, the god of wealth is worshipped at every home. People make colorful Rangoli on the courtyard and paint the way inside the home from the courtyard with colors, red and white clay etc until the main Pooja Kotha.

It is believed that Laxmi mata likes the lights and colors and visits those homes who welcome her properly.

People worship all of their cash money, jewelries and other valuable items during the Laxmi Pooja.
After completion of Laxmi Pooja, the Deusi Bhailo Starts.

Deusi Bhailo is the process of singing and dancing in groups visiting every neighboring homes asking fruits, sell roti, Dakshina (money)
etc.
It is believed that if u can stay awake whole night, there is more chance that Laxmi will visit your home.



Daniel And Lila Got Married In Nepal As Per Hindu Rituals

15 April,  2016:An American citizen has got married in Nepal according to Hindu tradition who has been volunteering at post earthquake reconstruction of Rameshwari Higher Secondary School at Bungkot Gorkha.

 

Daniel 55 of California USA has married Lila 49 who actually were together for long time but Lila wanted to get married again according to Hindu custom. Lila is a Malaysian citizen with Indian origin.

Large number of villagers gathered at the marriage ceremony who divided into two groups one for bide side and another for Groom's side. The Groom and his guest left from Baburam Wagle's Home, a local of Bungkot and arrived at the local Temple with guest accompanied by Panche Baja where they met the Bride's family group and the marriage ceremony took place.

The Vedic Priest (Brahman) enchanted mantra and Bride and Groom were tied in marriage as per Hindu rituals.

There was a marriage reception (Bhoj Bhater) after completion of the marriage ceremony.

The marriage ceremony was coordinated by Gautam Wagle  and Chetan Bhatta of  Parmoneer Foundation Nepal who has been helping in post earthquake reconstruction in Nepal.


Tihar Festival Begins

The second biggest festival of Hindus , Tihar has began from Monday. People marked the first day of Tihar as Kag Tihar (The Crow's Day) praying and feeding Crows. Crows are offered sweets and other foods on this day. Tihar is celebrated for 5 days which is called the Yama Panchak.Yama is the king
of Hell, who is believed to go to celebrate with his sister Yamuna during these 5 days Nepal Calendar Year which has been adapted by the Newar community in Nepal is also changing on coming Friday as Nepal Year 1136 NS.

According to the Bedas, Crows are considered as the messengers of the Yama. Crows used to carry letters during the ancient times. Even these days people have belief that some good or bad will be happening soon if some crows cow near your home.

 

The second day is called the Kukur Tihar or the Dog's day.Dogs are given good food, marked with colors and  given garlands of flower on this day.

 

The third day is called Gai Tihar or the Cow's day also called the Laxmi Pooja. Cows are worshiped as god mother in Nepal which is also our national animal. Cow dung is used to varnish the floor while praying and her urine is used to purify the home body during birth and death ceremonies.

In the evening people worship the goddess Laxmi which is the lord of wealth and prosperity. People celebrate with lighting and fireworks in the evening to thank and welcome Laxmi. People visit home to home -performing Deusi Bhailo.Deusi Bhailo is a song where one narrates and others sing as chorus. Deusi Bhailo groups are given sweets. Sellroti and Dakshina (money).
 

The fourth day is called the Goru Tihar or the Oxen day. As 80 percent of Nepalese are dependent on agriculture, 99 percent farmers use Oxen to plough their lands as modern technologies for ploughing, sowing and harvesting are not yet familiar in Nepal. These Oxen are like our father in Nepal.
 

On Goru Tihar, farmers clean and decorate them with colors, feed them good cereals and worship them. This day is also called Gobardhan Pooja.
Newari community celebrate this day as Mha Pooja (self Praying)
 

Last and the fifth day is called the Bhai Teeka or the day for brothers and sisters. On this day brother and sisters worship each other. Sisters mark their brother's forehead with 7 different colours and give them garlands of different flowers and offer them packs of sweets and delicious foods whiile brothers worship thier sisters and give them gifts.After completion of Teeka, brothers visits neighouing homes and perform Deusi again.
 

Thus Tihar is a festival of lights, colors, feasting, partying, thanks giving and worshpping.


Dashain Festival Being Celebrated

 

The biggest festival of Hindus's, Dashain, has began. Tuesday, people celebrated the Fulpati, the 7th day of Dashain, worshipping goddess Durga Bhawani and transferring Fulpati Procession from various parts of the nation.However the tradition of bringing Fulpati from Gorkha palace to Kathmandu didn't continue this year due to fuel crisis in the nation. King Prithvi Naraya Shah had began the tradition of bringing Fulpati from Gorkha to kathmandu, traveling 169 km. Hopefully the tradition will resume in next year's Dashain.
The Fulpati is the container filled with holy water, Jamara (sowed on Ghatasthapana Day), Banana Stalk and Sugarcane plant tied with holy red cloth which is carried away by Brahmins on a decorated palanquin under a gold tipped and embroidered umbrella to various Dashain Ghars through out nation.

Nepal Army has marked the day firing Cannons and Rifles at Tundikhel of Capital on Tuesday.

Dashain is celebrated for 15 days starting from Ghatasthapana day and concludes on Kojagrat  Purnima.People sowed the Jamara on the first day of Dashain which will be used on the day of Teeka on the 10th day of festival.Although the festival is celebrated for 15 days, the special days begin from Fulpati day on the day seventh.The 8th and the 9th days are called Maha Asthami and Maha Nawami which is celebrated worshipping Mother Goddess Durga, who is the goddess of Power and Victory.Buffallos, Goats, Sheeps, Ducks, Pigeons, Chicken etc are sacrified to goddess Durga during day 8 and 9.

The day 10th is the main Dashain day called "Bijaya Dashami" or Teeka.On Bijaya Dashami day, worshipping of Durga is concluded and the Teeka day is celebrated.Teeka, a mixture of curd, rice seed and vermilion; along with jamara, is put on the forehead by senoirs on the family.People visit to their family and relatives to receive Teeka and blessings for 5 days which concludes on Kojagrat Purnima.

PM Koirala Attends Tamu Lhosar Festival Celebration

Prime Minister Koirala has attended  Tamu Lhosar program at Tundikhel Kathmandu on Tuesday. In the program PM Koirala has expressed solidarity with Tamus in conserving and promoting their culture. President Ram Baran Yadab has also extended his greetings on the occasion. The government had announced the Lhosar as public holiday.
In the occasion Gurung communities had organized various marches showcasing their cultural including Jhakis, Ghatus etc and gathered at Tundikhel and celebrated the festival expressing greetings each other.The Gurung community has celebrated Lhosar through out Nepal and also around the world among Gurung community.
Tamu Lhosar is celebrated every year on the 15th Paush marking the Tamu New Year. This year they have welcomed the year of Sheep. They have 12 different animals representing the cycle of 12 years in their calendar.

Fifth Day Of Tihar Bhai Teeka Being Celebrated Today

Bhai Teeka is being celebrated all over Nepal and also among Nepalese living around the world.Bhai Teeka literally means a Teeka to the brothers. Today brothers receive 7 different colored Teeka (mark) on their forehead and garland of Makhamali, Marigold, Dahlia, Dubo and other flowers along with delicious foods such as  celroti, sweets, verities of meat, fish and fruits.In return brothers also offer Teeka and gifts including cash, clothes, foods etc. Today Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has determined as the auspicious Bhai Teeka time at 11:35 am although the whole day is auspicious day for Bhai Teeka.At many communities aunts also offer Teeka to their nephews.

When the exchanging of Bhai Teeka is completed, there will be a feast in the family including superiors, children, women and everyone of the family. After the feast, people start the Deusi program. Deusi is a pageantry among brothers, friends and family around the neighbors where they visit door to door singing Deusi songs and perform dances asking Dakshina which includes money, fruits, foods etc.The most common traditional Deusi song goes like this:

Aa Hai Bhana Bhana Bhai Ho

Deusire (Chorus)

Ye Hai Ramrari Bhana

Deusire (Chorus)

Swar Milai Kana

Deusire (Chorus)

Deusi ceremony can continue until the day of Ekadasi (on 3rd of November).Tihar is the second biggest festival in Nepal after the Dashain festival. Main days of Tihar festival starts from Crows day followed by Dog's Day, Cow's day (Gai Tihar and Laxmi Pooja), Ox's day (Goru Tihar or Gobardhan Pooja and the Bhai Teeka day.Tihar is also the festival of lights as all the homes get colorful lights to welcome goddess Laxmi who is the goddess of wealth and prosperity.



Bijaya Dashami Teeka Being Observed Today

Today is the 10th day of Dashain festival called the Bijaya Dashami or Teeka Day where all process of worshiping Durga Mata and sacrificing of animals are concluded and Teeka day is celebrated receiving Teeka, Jamara and blessings from superiors and relatives.After receiving Teeka at home, people go to their relative's home to receive Teeka.This process of exchanging Teeka will continue until the evening of Kojagrat Purnima, which is the day 15th and last day of great Dashain festival.

According to the Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti (Nepal Calendar Determination Committee), the auspicious time for receiving Teeka today is at 10:15 am.

As per our tradition, President Ram Baran Yadab will be offering Teeka to public at his residence today.As the head of nation, Yadab has called the interested people to come to his office during 1-5 pm Friday afternoon.