Beautiful Farwest

Achham district, a part of Seti zone, with Mangalsen as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 sq km (653.3 sq mi)  and has a population of  257,477  (2011).  A view of Sanfebajar, Achham (Cr: Trilochan Thapa) It is accessible by automobiles from Kathmandu and Nepalgunj  via a national Highway.  Achham is a beautiful place with various forts and natural resources. We can stay in Achham at Sanfebagar, mangalsen and kamalbajar. Location Longitude: 810 7”- 810 35”  Latitude: 280 45”-290 22” Area:1,692 km 2  (653.3 sq mi) headquarter:  Mangalse n Boundary East: Dailekh and Kalikot  West: Doti,  North: Bajura and Bajhang,  South: Surkhet and Dailekh. Beautiful view of Ramaroshan Climate Sub-tropical, Mild-temperate, cool- temperate.  Temperature:- Maximum: 30.00  ° Centigrade   Minimum: 1.00  ° Centigrade   Rainfall 1790.8 ml. Predominan...

Nepal is a multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-ethnic country. As a result the number of festivals exceeds that of the days of a year. For some foreigners, these festivals are mysterious, colorful and pleasant. Moreover, they have a great deal more about them. They emerge from the depth of the socio-cultural aspects of life. The festivals have mythological, religious and historical backgrounds. The ceremonies, as a whole, reflect a way of life, unique in its own place. They mirror the value system established by age long socio-cultural and religious conventions; they strengthen the social and family relations; they show the awe and reverence of the unknown people; they make it clear how Nepalese people pay homage to every element of nature; they mark the change of seasons and rejoice sowing seeds and harvesting.   The original annual dates for the festivals were fixed according to the lunar calendar long ago, so they do not coincide with the solar calendar currently used...

STACHU OF GODDESS PARVATI,GOD GANESH & KUMAR (The Birthday of warrior- God Kumar) This festival is celebrated in late May and early June to mark the birth day of Lord Shiva and Parvati’’s son Kumar, the great warrior god, who is believed to have ended the anxiety of 33 millions gods by defeating Danavas, the demons. The actual festival procession jatra is held on the day following his birth, the seventh day of the waxing moon. His idol is taken out from the temple of Jaisidewal in north- west of Kathmandu and is kept in an ornate, gift reefed palanquin. The procession bearing the palanquin moves around the city streets, where on lookers and the devotees offer worship. The festival comes to the conclusion when the idol is kept in the temple again.                                                                  ...

Celebrating Dumji Festival This festival is celebrated  mostly in Sherpa communitiein in the month of Ashad (June-july). This merry festival is observed with great enthusiasm in Helambu and Khumbu region. In this festival, Lamas perform rituals. All the Sherpas, including Lama, dance with the mixed feelings of solemnity and mirth.                        Source:  Nepal Tourism Board

This festival falls on the fourteenth day of the dark lunar fortnight in a November or early December. It is observed to bring peace to the departed soul of the ancestors and to honor the memory who through no fault of his own because a fearful demon and was killed as a result. Thousands of pilgrimage from the various parts of the country gather around the temple of Pashupatinath the day before the festival and perform penance and keep vigil throughout the night. In the morning they scatter a hundred varieties of seeds’’ in Kailash and Shleshmantak areas forest of Pashupati under the belief that if they sow seeds now their dead ancestors would reap the fruit.                                                                                 Source:  Nepal Tourism Board 

Mani rimdu, very important festival of the Sherpas, falls on the full moon day of Mangsir (November- December). Masked lamas of Khumbu region perform various religious rituals amidst dancing and singing.                                                                                                           Source:  Nepal Tourism Board

Fifteen days before and fifteen days after full moon of late August or early September comprises the sacred month or Gunla. These thirty days are holy for Buddhist population. This is a very interesting festival of dificult fasting, solemn prayer, religious music and singing. Soyambhunath of Kathmandu is in the centre of all these activities.                          Source:  Nepal Tourism Board