Friday, February 5, 2010

Maha Shivaratri (Feb/March)

signifying Shiva-Night is a twenty- four hour exhalation of Lord Shiva who is the God of Destruction in the Hindu triad and one of the valley’s most important deities. In this day, men of ‘Sanatan’ faith believe taking a bath in the holy Bagmati will wash away their sins aside from purifying their body and soul together. The President takes part in the afternoon rites at the Tundikhel parade ground founded by the Gorkha army, acknowledging a thirty-one-gun salute at the end. The President and entourage pay ardent homage to Lord Shiva in the evening when the shoal tempo of the activity there has picked up, especially the live musical side. The Hindu Newars of Nepal call the ritual occasion Shila Chare and marks the end of the winter season. To bid farewell to winter family members gather around a fire receiving heat and cracking peanuts. This will mean no more bonfires from the day next until adverting year or coming winter.
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