Samyak Guthi organizes the Samyak Mahadan Festival in every 5 years. This year I was lucky enough to see this festival. Being a newar and from Kopundole, I did not knew about this festival which is conducted at a distance of 10 min walk from my house. There are still lots of people who have no idea about such Festivals.
Newar Community is rich from every aspect
This is a Buddhist ceremony called Illhane Samyak conducted at Nagbahal, Patan. We can see more then hundred Buddhist’s sculpture there. Tanbahal bashundahra Devi, Jattadhari Lokeshwore, Deepankar, Aarya Tara, Dharma Kirti are few to be named.
It is believed that from B.S 1761 it started and used to be conducted every year, due to lack of fund for guthi, now a day in every 5 years it is conducted.
My purpose of posting about this samyak is to let people know about many such Festival that are conducted in Nepal by different community at different places which are unknown to other community or people from other part of Nepal. I bet, even many Newar or Buddhist from Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Pokhara, Palpa don’t know about this.
Today is Shivaratri, and for the first time in my life I went to Pashupatinath on this particular day with my friend Avhishek. For me it was a new experience seeing all baba’s taking puff of ganja (Marijuana).
Some incident that happen there forced me to post some of the picture.
I saw the naked baba, he was exposing his genitals, and police request this baba to no to show his genitals. Later I came to know he is a bilateral amputee.
Before this, Avishek was taking some close up picture of one baba. When this baba noticed Avishek, he shouted “CAMERA KHICCH LO” (get the camera) and ran after him. Avishek shouted back “I have not taken your picture” and left that place.
Friends will be friends
Friends will be friends
Friends will be friends
Another red letter day
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating
The other half ran away
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber
Got a pain in the chest
Doctors on strike what you need is a rest
It’s not easy love, but you’ve got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you’re in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you’re through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand ‘cos friends will be friends – right till the end
This picture was taken on the Rally day of nepal sambat 1128
I hope the person on the picture is noticed by most of the Kathmandu valley’s people. He is seen at different places of Kathmandu. Last time when I saw him was near the Naryanhiti Royal Place just by the side of a banner which was there place to wish the Queen Komal on her birthday. Was he there to wish the queen’s on her birthday or to celebrate the Democracy day? Both queen’s birthday and democracy day are on falgun 7.
After ruling 49 years in Cuba, Fidel Castro finally resign from President of Cuba. He came to power with the armed revolution. Cuba is one of the few countries with absolute communism. The world praises him for his stand against the world’s powerful country and his neighboring country United States. He has been the number one American Enemy and America could not do anything to him as they did to Saddam Hussain in Iraq.
Swayambhunath temple is one of the popular tourist destinations for external and internal tourist and both hindu and buddhist devotee. It is also known to external tourist as monkey temple. We can see lots of monkey there. These monkeys are very mischief, they try to grab the bags of visitors some time they even attack the visitors, but some time you get some good entertainment from them.
Yesterday morning I was there to worship ajima maa temple next to swayambhunath temple. I was lucky to capture the interesting act of one monkey. This monkey was trying to drink the water from the WORLD PEACE POND situated there at the footsteps of the temple. I quickly caught this action on my camera. I hope you guys will love these pictures.
I kept the right ones out
And let the wrong ones in
Had an angel of mercy
To see me through all my sins
There were times in my life
When I was goin’ insane
Tryin’ to walk through the pain
And when I lost my grip
And I hit the floor
Yeah, I thought I could leave
But couldn’t get out the door
I was so sick n’ tired
Of livin’ a lie
I was wishing that I would die
I support Local Empowerment. So, I’m sharing this Everest Base Camp Trek to promote a new way of trekking where trekkers can empower the local service providers like lodges, guides and porters by booking services directly through them. #empoweringthehimalayas #freetriptoeverest
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