गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Ghatasthapana: Devotees throng to religious shrines since morning Nepal Ghatasthapana: Devotees throng to religious shrines since morning KathmanduPati October 07, 2021 KATHMANDU – Devotees have been flocking to religious shrines across the country since the beginning of Bada Dashain festival today. As the risk of corona virus is subsiding, devotees have been flocking to temples and shrines since morning. The crowd of people going to temples and shrines on the first day of the greatest festival of the Hindus has increased this year, also because the government has resumed the public holiday on the day of Ghatsthapana. The day was not a public holiday since the past few years, after the government decided to cut down the number of holidays. From the first day of Bada Dashain, special worship of Nava Durga is performed in every house. According to the Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, the auspicious hour of Ghatasthapana is at 11:46 am today. On the day Nepali Hindus worship Diyo (an oil-fed lamp), Kalas (auspicious jar) and lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow maize and barley seeds in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination of the auspicious Jamara (barley shoots). Germination of the auspicious “Jamara” is also initiated at Hanumandhoka Dashain Ghar in accordance with Vedic rituals, today. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal manufacturing grows 0.86% as output falls in most industries Cyclone Arnab to raise flood, snowfall and travel risks across… Nepal urges US to boost investment and cooperation on climate… Nepal disaster relief funds receive over Rs 18 billion in… Nepal’s India power exports rise despite floods Former President urges global action on climate justice Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo The envisioned Defense University and its rationale WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity
