Nepal has recently witnessed ethnic unrest ... such as Brahmins and Chhetris - within "the body politic". The Kanya Puja is to be followed by the two-week-long Mahayagya - another Hindu ritual ...

It was the annual Kukur Puja festival in Nepal on Thursday, and dogs across the nation were draped in marigold garlands, marked with celebratory vermillion pigment and presented with overflowing ...

In Nepal, it is known as Dashain ... Young girls are selected to perform Kanya Puja on this day. Since Goddess Durga is powerful to wipe out sorrows, bad spells, and miseries in life, people pray so ...

Recently, a young couple dear to me observed the full Spring-equinox Navaratri including the day at the end which is celebrated as Kanya Puja (‘worship ... in India and Nepal and among ...

Kanya Puja 2025: During the Kanya Pujan in Navratri, a langoor is definitely called, its special importance is mentioned in the scriptures. What is the reason behind calling Batuk in Kanya Pujan.

Some families choose to do Kanjak or Kanya Puja on Ram Navami. So what is the idea of worshipping these nine little girls? Let's find out. Kanjak is celebrated on either ashtami or navami (the ...

Benefits of Kanya Swaroop and their worship It is mentioned in Durga Saptashati that Kanya Pujan should be done before Durga Pujan, after that Maa Durga should be worshipped.

Kanya Puja – a night dedicated to worship the nine forms of the Hindu Goddess Mother Durga – was held at the Reform Shiva Mandir on Thursday night. Nine girls, all under the age of nine years ...