Category: Culture

This painting depicts a funeral procession with the kaya baja and naya khi in front, followed by a person carrying … Continue ReadingNewari Funeral Procession

In the past, the cities of Kathmandu Valley were populated mostly by Newars while Bahuns and Chhetris lived in the … Continue ReadingPanchai Baja

Pachali Bhairab of Teku is among the most highly revered gods of the Newars of Kathmandu Valley. On the fifth … Continue ReadingPachali Bhairab Festival

During the festival of Dashain, Kathmandu residents would traditionally visit the main pilgrimage sites of the valley playing the nauratha … Continue ReadingNawaratri Baja

People from various localities throughout the valley take gods and goddesses from their temples around the city with music and … Continue ReadingKhat Jatra

When people fell sick, they took their horoscopes to tantric gubhajus (traditional faith healers) to identify any ills that may … Continue ReadingThe Gubhaju

Dressed in traditional Jyapu attire, a roving musical group, known as basuri khala, is playing the pachhima baja (drum), the … Continue ReadingBasuri Khala

Wooden sculptures of Akash Bhairab used to be placed in various places in the valley for the Pachali Bhairab Jatra … Continue ReadingAkash Bhairab Jatra

Every year during the month of Fagun, the arrival of spring is celebrated with the festival of Fagu. A Newari … Continue ReadingHoli