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Bibaha Panchami at Janaki Mandir
Bibaha Panchami at Janaki Mandir

Each year, busloads of devotees from across Nepal and India converge at her birthplace in Janakpur in Southern Nepal to honor and celebrate her marriage to the God Ram of Ayodhya. This sacred occasion, known as Bibaha Panchami, is observed on the fifth day of the waxing moon in late November or early December.

Nov 13, 2025

Aakash Bhairabh during Indra Jatra
Aakash Bhairabh during Indra Jatra

Aakash Bhairab, the blue-faced fierce god, embodies a unique blend of history, myth, and divinity—part fierce guardian deity, part ancestral king.

Sep 4, 2025

Harati Mata
Harati Mata

Harati Mata’s story, beginning with her identity as a demoness who caused suffering and ending with her evolution into a compassionate deity.

Apr 20, 2025

Janaki Mandir during Bibaha Panchami
Janaki Mandir during Bibaha Panchami

Janaki Mandir is a tribute to the Hindu goddess Sita. According to the epic Ramayana, Janakpur was Sita's birthplace

Nov 28, 2024

Fulpati
Fulpati

Fulpati or Phoolpati is observed on the seventh day of Dashain and is also called Maha Saptami.  “Phool” means flower and “Pati” means leaves hence the rites are conducted on this day by offering variety of flowers and leaves.

Sep 23, 2025

Ghatasthapana
Ghatasthapana

Ghatasthapana is a ritual of the placement of the auspicious Ghada for invoking the goddess and ushering in the festivity of Bada Dashain.

Oct 5, 2024

Bhatbhateni
Bhatbhateni

Bhat and Bhateni revered as guardian deities are depicted floating above the earth, as their sacred feet must never contact the mortal ground

Jun 6, 2024

Swasthani Brata
Swasthani Brata

Swasthani Brata, the “पुषशुक्लपुर्णिमादेखिमाघशुक्लपुर्णिमा” is a month-long fasting, Nepalese recite mythological stories of Swasthani

Jan 26, 2024

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