AQI for the last 24 hours measured at Phora Darbar
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Tribhuvan University was established in 1959 and was meant to modernise education. In many ways, Nepal’s first university with its affiliated colleges is a pioneer institution for higher education in the country even as many of them lie in a dilapidated state today and their instruction outdated. . Read more...
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On Fulpati, the 7th day of Dasain, nine types of Fulpati is brought from the royal Dasain Ghar in the Shah kings’ ancestral Gorkha Darbar to Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu. The Fulpati is caried through the ancient route to Jeevanpur in Dhading before coming to the capital.This tradition signified blessing both Gorkha and Kathmandu equally by Durga Bhawani. In addition, the Nepali Army also performs gun- and canon-fire to mark the day.
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So much of painting is like playing a musical instrument: a cello, for example. At Taragaon Next, Jérôme Edou's Chan paintings were on exhibition on 30 September and 1 October accompanied by an exclusive performance by Franck Bernède of JS Bach's cello suites. The contemplative paintings depict an attitude, says Edou, rather than an object -- very much represented by the meditative motion of a bow across the cello strings.
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Celebrated by the Newa community in Khokana, the vibrant Shikali Jatra is observed in lieu of Dasain. The villagers, though practicing Hindus, dedicate the five-day long jatra to the goddess Shikali.
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Luniva Bajracharya, Bhaktapur's Kumari waits on the devotees at Kumari Chen.
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A priest sows jamara amid a special ceremony at Dasain Ghar in Hanumandhoka. Dasain festival begins with Ghatasthapana on Monday.
