Tihar (also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak) is a five-day Hindu festival of Diwali celebrated in Nepal and the Indian regions of Sikkim and Gorkhaland...
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Kukur Tihar (also called Narak Chaturdashi, Nepali: कुकुर तिहार) is an annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the...
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Tihar may refer to: Tihar (festival), Nepalese festival Tihar Village, village in Delhi Tihar Jail, jail in Delhi This disambiguation page lists articles...
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Tihar (Nepali: तिहार; also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak or Swanti (Newar: स्वन्ती:)), is a five-day Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal. Tihar is...
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Diwali (redirect from Festival of Noise)
multiday festival, although the days and rituals are named differently, with the climax being called the Tihar festival by Hindus and Swanti festival by Buddhists...
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as Deusi/Bhailo, are Nepalese traditional folk songs sung during the Tihar festival in Nepal as well as in Darjeeling hills, Sikkim, Assam, and some other...
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Bhai Dooj (category Hindu festivals)
celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan. In the southern...
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residing in these regions, originally danced as part of Dashain and Tihar festival. Dressed colorfully with rich ornaments, the dancers dance to commemorate...
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makhamali ful and is used to make a garland during Bhai Tika, last day of Tihar festival. The garland is put around the brother's neck by their sister for protection...
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Holi (redirect from Pagwa (festival))
other Hindu festivals, is celebrated in Nepal as a national festival. It is an important major Nepal-wide festival along with Dashain and Tihar (Dipawali)...
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five-day festival of Nepal which is one of the year's greatest celebrations for the Newar people. It is the Newar version of Tihar or Diwali. The festival highlights...
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some parts of India. The dogs are worshipped as a part of a five-day Tihar festival that falls roughly in November every year. In Hinduism, it is believed...
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rituals and especially during the Tihar festival. Garlands are also used in India as decorations for weddings, festivals and religious events. Panchagavya...
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Culture of Kathmandu (redirect from Festivals in Kathmandu)
festivals held in year. Some of the traditional festivals observed in Kathmandu now are: Bada Dashain, Mohani, Tihar, Swanti, Chhath, Maghe Sankranti, Naga Panchami...
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Dashain (category Festivals in Nepal)
Sikkim and Assam. The Dashain and Tihar festival was given further importance after the Gorkhaland movement. Dashain festival used to have a political agenda...
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dashain and tihar festival (September, October) it is quite popular leisure activity during the festival as people get short vacation due to festival. Kites...
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from rice flour. It is mostly prepared during Dashain and Tihar, widely celebrated Hindu festivals in Nepal as well as Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim regions...
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Kiran Bedi (section Reforms at Tihar)
Delhi Prisons as Inspector General (IG). She introduced several reforms at Tihar Jail, which won her the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994. In 2003, Bedi became...
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inscription Statue of Shiva Parbati View from Koteshwor Mahadesthan on Tihar festival Bagmati River Shankhamul Koteshwor, Kathmandu "Koteshwor Mahadev Temple"...
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traditional dance of Tharu community performed during the Dashain and Tihar festivals by the unmaried young girls and boys. Lathi Nach: It is also known...
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traditional dance performed by the Tharu community during the Dashain and Tihar festivals. Officially, it begins on the day of Krishna Janmashtami. The dance...
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Gadhimai festival is a Hindu festival held every five years in Nepal at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 160 kilometres (99 mi)...
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Tharu people (section Festivals)
traditional dance of Tharu community performed during the Dashain and Tihar festivals by the unmaried young girls and boys. Lathi Nach, also known as Tharu...
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K. Kavitha (category Inmates of Tihar Jail)
judicial custody for 15 days in Tihar Jail. On 11th April 2024, Thursday, she was again arrested by the CBI in Tihar Jail, Delhi "Sixteenth Lok Sabha...
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"Vikramaditya Motwane to adapt Black Warrant into series, to bring unheard Tihar Jail stories on screen". India Today. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020...
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Charles Sobhraj (category Inmates of Tihar Jail)
Sobhraj was charged with the murder of Solomon and all four were sent to Tihar Jail in New Delhi. Smith and Eather attempted suicide in prison during the...
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Year Release Date Song Note 2014 19 October "Tihar Song" The most played song during Tihar festival feat. Axata, Nawaj Ansari and Roland Carbety Miclee...
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Outline of Nepal (section Festivals of Nepal)
Maghe Sankranti Makar Sankranti Naga Panchami Samyak Sa Paru Teej Tihar (festival) Toran La (Thakali) Uttarayana Holi Nepali language Awadhi language...
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documents. Dhaka Topis are given away as gifts during Dashain and Tihar festivals. Dhaka topi was also worn by government officials as a part of the...
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