Pramod Ghimire

Ghodajatra

2011-04-03T08:32:00.000-07:00

This was originally a Newari festival centred on feasting with friends and worshipping Bhadrakali and Kankeshwari, whose images are paraded through the narrow streets of Asan the night before the festival. At the same time, the demon Gurumpa is feasted on the Tundikhel. However, today Ghodajatra is noted for its competitive sports such as horse-racing and cycling and a displayed by the army which take place on the Tundikhel. It is a spectacular military pageant.

Om Namah Shivaya

2011-03-02T07:55:00.001-08:00

I am Speaking about that time when there was neither day nor night. Neither was there the Earth nor the Sky. When there was no Sun or Moon, or height or depth. This is quite before the Time and the universe. There was only a Zero then, which was beyond the rays of both Light & Darkness. There was no colour of this Zero. Because colours have taken birth after a long time. How can I introduce you to that Zero? Because introduction demands words, and i am speaking of a time prior to the origin of language. It is about that time when there was nothing.There was nothing at all. Except for a voice, which was moving across the great silence. Silence, which neither has any shape nor any colour. It is impossible even to think about that.Because thought is limited by the sphere of Time. It cannot go beyond the limit of the universe.That is why Mankind, sit at the edge of your thoughts see with your eyes closed and listen with the ears of mind. Lord Shiva is the origin of Man, origin of Word and Sound.Lord Shiva is the reason of the creation.The Sathvik shape of the frist Deva, Lordshiva, which is Panchanan and to get a direct view of that lord shiva.
Om Namah Shivaya!!

एक आम नेपाली

2010-10-09T22:19:00.000-07:00

न माओबादि न कांग्रेस न त एमाले, न हिमाली न पहाडी न त तराई, न धनी न त गरीब, म सोच छु आफुलाई यि भन्दा नि माथि । र भन्न छु आफुलाई एक आम नेपाली ।

मेरो नेपाल मेरो नेपाल मेरो नेपाल, मेरो देश मलाई लाग्छ प्यारो ।

Krishna Astami

2010-08-31T08:01:00.000-07:00

A Fesival celebrating the birth of Krishna takes place at all the important shrines dedicated to him. Krishna Astami also known as Krishna Jayanti or Sri Krishna Janmastami is not only celebrated in Nepal but also in India, its neighboring country. The Hindu community in Nepal celebrates this festival with lot of fanfare. Devotees of Lord Krishna observe fast, consuming only fruits and milk products.
In particular, at the Krisna Mandir Temple in Patan, there is a beautiful festival in the evening when women and girls make offering of special flowers and sing challenging love duets with their male admirers-a kind of romantic banter.

Some Photo Snaps of Krishna Mandir of Handigaun.

Janai Purnima

2010-08-27T09:10:00.000-07:00

This Festival mainly concerns Brahmins but most other Hindus also participate. On this day, Brahmins bathe in the sacred rivers of the Vishnumati and Bagmati, after which they change the sacred threads worn across their chest. Other people have yellow sacred threads tied round thei wrist to protect them from the dangers of the coming year. On this day, thousands of people visit kumbeswar temple where they bathe in the sacred waters which supposedly come from the holy lakes in gosainkund.

हनुमान चालिसा

2010-08-19T06:12:00.000-07:00

श्री हनुमान चालीसा

श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि ।
बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि ॥
बुध्दिहीन तनु जानिके, सुमिरौं पवन-कुमार ।
बल बुद्धि बिद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेस बिकार ॥

जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर । जय कपिस तिहुँ लोक उजागर ॥
राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा । अंजनि-पुत्र पवन सुत नामा ॥
महाबीर बिक्रम बजरंगी । कुमति निवार सुमति के संगी ॥
कंचन बरन बिराज सुबेसा । कानन कुंडल कुंचित केसा ॥
हाथ बज्र औ ध्वजा बिराजै कांधे मूँज जनेऊ साजै ॥
संकर सुवन केसरीनंदन । तेज प्रताप महा जग बंदन ॥
बिद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर । राम काज करिबे को आतुर ॥
प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया । राम लषन सीता मन बसिया ॥
सूक्ष्म रूप धरि सियहिं दिखावा । बिकट रूप धरि लंक जरावा ॥
भीम रूप धरि असुर सँहारे । रामचंद्र के काज सँवारे ॥
लाय सजीवन लखन जियाये । श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाये ॥
रघुपति कीन्ही बहुत बड़ाई । तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई ॥
सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं । अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं ॥
सनकादिक ब्रह्मादि मुनीसा । नारद सारद सहित अहीसा ॥
जम कुबेर दिगपाल जहाँ ते । कबि कोबिद कहि सके कहाँ ते ॥
तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा । राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा ॥
तुम्हरो मन्त्र बिभीषन माना। लंकेस्वर भए सब जग जाना ॥
जुग सहस्त्र जोजन पर भानू । लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू ॥
प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं । जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं॥
दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते । सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते ॥
राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे । होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे ॥
सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना । तुम रच्छक काहू को डर ना ॥
आपन तेज सम्हारो आपै । तीनों लोक हाँक तें काँपै ॥
भूत पिसाच निकट नहिँ आवै । महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै ॥
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा । जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा ॥
संकट तें हनुमान छुडावै । मन क्रम बचन ध्यान जो लावै॥
सब पर राम तपस्वी राजा । तिन के काज सकल तुम साजा ॥
और मनोरथ जो कोइ लावै । सोइ अमित जीवन फल पावै ॥
चारों जुग परताप तुम्हारा । है परसिद्ध जगत उजियारा ॥
साधु संत के तुम रखवारे । असुर निकंदन राम दुलारे ॥
अष्ट सिद्धि नौ निधि के दाता । अस बर दीन जानकी माता ॥
राम रसायन तुम्हरे पासा । सदा रहो रघुपति के दासा ॥
तुम्हरे भजन राम को पावै । जनम जनम के दुख बिसरावै ॥
अंत काल रघुबर पुर जाई । जहाँ जन्म हरि-भक्त कहाई ॥
और देवता चित्त न धरई । हनुमत सेंइ सर्ब सुख करई ॥
संकट कटै मिटै सब पीरा । जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा ॥
जै जै जै हनुमान गोसाईं । कृपा करहु गुरु देव की नाईं ॥
जो सत बर पाठ कर कोई । छूटहि बंदि महा सुख होई ॥
जो यह पढ़ै हनुमान चलीसा । होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा ॥
तुलसीदास सदा हरि चेरा । कीजै नाथ हृदय महँ डेरा ॥

पवनतनय संकट हरन, मंगल मूरति रूप ।
राम लषन सीता सहित,हृदय बसहु सुर भूप ॥

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पशुपतिनाथमा बोलबम सुरु

2010-07-18T23:38:00.000-07:00

हिन्दु धर्मावलम्बीहरुको आराध्यदेव शिवजीको पुजा अर्चना सहित पशुपतिनाथमा बोलबम धार्मिक मेला सुरु भएको छ ।

काठमाडौंको सुन्दरीजलमा (श्रावण को पुर्णिमा देखी पुर्णिमा) कमण्डलुमा ल्याएको जल पशुपतिनाथमा चढाइने प्रचलन रहँदै आएको छ। लाखौं नेपाली भक्तजन अनेक कष्ट सहेर भारतको बाबाधाम जाने तर त्यहाँ जान नसकेकाहरूका लागि देशभित्रै मूल शिवस्थल छ भन्ने कुराको जानकारी गराउन बोलबम काँवरिया संघले सुन्दरीजल-पशुपति खाली खुट्टा नै बोलबम काँवरिया यात्रा
सुरु गरेको हो ।

Bhoto Jatra

2010-06-27T05:17:00.001-07:00

Bhoto Jatra consists of two words, bhoto (means a vest studded with jewels) and jatra (means festival). The black velvet, jeweled vest (Bhoto) also has its own story. Legend says it was given to a farmer by Karkot Naga in reward for curing eye ailment of his Queen. But it got stolen. After sometime when the farmer was attending Machhindranath festival at Jawalakhel, he saw someone wearing the same vest. A quarrel ensued between the farmer and the man wearing the vest. Karkot Naga was also at the festival in human form. He settled the quarrel and submitted the Bhoto to Machhindranath for safe keeping. From that day on every year the Bhoto is shown to the people assuring them that it is safe. As per the tradition, a priest takes out the sealed bhoto and shows it to public for three times in the presence of the chief guest at the function.

The Bhoto Jatra was begun since the Lichhavi period during the rule of King Gunakama Dev. Although the then kings used to be chief guest of the Bhoto Jatra ceremonies since the time of King Narendra Dev, the tradition was broken after the monarchy was abolished in the country.

Some photos of Pasupati

2010-05-07T03:37:00.000-07:00

Uric acid

2010-04-17T20:46:00.000-07:00

Uric acid is a waste product normally present in the blood as a result of the breakdown of purines. Excessive amounts of uric acid can cause crystals to form in the joints and cause gout, a painful condition is called gout.
Most of the uric acid is filtered out by the kidneys and passes out of the body in urine. A small amount passes out of the body in stool. But if too much uric acid is being produced or if the kidneys are not able to remove it from the blood normally, the level of uric acid in the blood increases.

Uric acid is produced when 'purines' breakdown in our bodies after carrying out the vital work of converting our food to energy and genes to proteins. Purines are chemical compounds that appear naturally in our body cells and in much of our foods. So any remedy for gout has to take your diet into consideration.

Uric acid symptoms of gout :
Inflammation, swelling, redness, heat and agonising pain - are caused by uric acid crystals in your joints, tendons and surrounding tissues. The most common joints are the big toe, ankle and knee, but, almost any joint can be affected.

Normal Range of uric acid in blood:

Men:
3.4–7.0 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)

Women:
2.4–6.0 mg/dL

Children:
2.5–5.5 mg/dL

High uric acid values may be caused by:

* Individual differences in the way your body produces or gets rid of uric acid.
* Conditions, such as:
* Kidney disease or kidney damage.
* The increased breakdown of body cells that occurs with some types of cancer (including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma) or cancertreatments, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell anemia.
* Eating foods that are very high in purines, such as organ meats (liver, brains), red meats(beef, lamb), game meat (deer, elk), some seafood (sardines, herring, scallops), and beer.

Low uric acid values may be caused by:

* Severe liver disease, Wilson's disease, or some types of cancer.
* The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), a condition that causes large amounts of fluid to build up in the body.
* Not eating enough protein.

Here are 5 simple ways to reduce your uric acid symptoms of gout, starting with your diet:-

1. You must avoid foods with high levels of purines. These are foods such as,red meats, offal, game, gravy, broth, poultry, shellfish, fish roe, sardines,mackerel, legumes, lentils, yeast extracts, etc. Also alcohol. Avoid alcohol,especially beer!

2. Eating 5 portions of fresh vegetables and fruit every day helps to flush uric acid out of your system. But avoid cauliflower, asparagus and mushrooms because they are relatively high in purines.

3. It is very important to flush excess acid out of your system by drinking at least 2 litres of water every day.

4. Eat plenty of cherries: a cupful at each meal. They have antioxident and anti-inflammatory powers and are known as a very effective natural remedy for gout.

5. Take Alfalfa to reduce acid levels. It also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent. You can take it in seed form, capsules or liquid extracts.

Seto(White)Machhendranath Festival

2010-03-24T21:32:00.000-07:00

The Seto (or white) Machhendranath image is taken from its shrine in machhendra Bahal,off Asan Tol, and is placed in a towering chariot(rath) to be trundled through the street of old Kathmandu. The festival takes four days to complete, the chariot stopping at specific places each night where the image is worshipped and cared for by the people of that locality. The chariot, which is towed on 1.8 meter(six foot) diameter wheels by the hundreds of young boys, is spectacular, particularly as it dwarfs the buildings on the streets through which it passes. It is usually moved in the carly evening. On the final day, the chariot is dragged around a tree in Lagan Khel, after which the deity is transported back to its temple on a small palanquin.

If Seto Machhendranath is pleased by the music, offerings and attentions paid by his devotees, the people of the Kathmandu Valley can look forward to satisfactory rainfall during the planting season.

भीषण हावाहुरी र वर्षा।

2010-03-01T21:10:00.000-08:00

राजधानी र काठमाडौंको वरपरको क्षेत्रमा सोमबार साँझ भीषण हावाहुरी र वर्षा हुँदा दर्जनौं सवारीसाधन क्षतिग्रस्त भएका छन्।

हावाहुरीका कारण राजधानीको दर्जनौं स्थानमा रूखहरू ढल्दा रूखले थिचेर दुई दर्जनभन्दा बढी सवारीसाधन क्षतिग्रस्त भएका थिए। सोमबार साँझ करिब ७ बजे आएको हावाहुरी र असिना वर्षाको कारण चाबहिल, गौशाला, नक्साल, सोह्रखुट्टे, त्रिपुरेश्वर, बालुवाटार, लाजिम्पाट, लैनचौरलगायत स्थानमा करिब एक घण्टा सवारी अवरुद्ध भएको थियो।

रत्नपार्कमा पनि एउटा माइक्रोको सिसा फुटेको छ। असिनाका कारण त्रिपुरेश्वरमा एकजना बेहोस भएका थिए। नक्साल र पुतलीसडकमा होर्डिङबोर्ड ढलेको थियो। भीषण हावाहुरी चले तापनि राजधानी र वरपरका क्षेत्रमा मानवीय क्षति नभएको महानगरीय ट्राफिक प्रहरी महाशाखाप्रमुख विनोद सिंहले बताउनुभयो। हावाहुरीका कारण ललितपुर र भक्तपुरमा भने असर नपरेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ।

Source: News of Nepal

१२ बर्षे मकर मेला

2010-01-15T21:14:00.001-08:00

प्राचीन कालमा र्स्वर्गका राजा इन्द्रलाई ऋषिको श्राप परेपछि पाप मोचनका लागि पनौती त्रिवेणी घाटमा स्नानगरी पापबाट मुक्त भएको कुरा हिमवत खण्डमा उल्लेख भएको पाईन्छ । जात्रा मल्लकालीन राजाहरूको पालादेखिनै शुरुवात भएको मानिन्छ, हिन्दुत्वको संरक्षण र सर्म्बर्द्धनका खातिर वर्षौ पिच्छे यो जात्रा मनाउने प्रचलन चलेको र यस जात्रालाई हिले जात्रा पनि भनिन्छ ।
परापूर्वकालमा जात्राको दिन पुण्यमाता खोलामा ठूलो बाढी आएको थियो । खोलापार गरी ब्रम्हायणीमा पूजा गर्न जान नपाई साँझ परेको थियो । सो कुरा पुण्यमाता खोलामा रहेकेा बासुकी नाग-नागिनीले थाहा पाएर उनीहरू पुल जस्तै बनी पार गराएकाले ब्रम्हायणीमा पूजा गरेको सम्झना स्वरुप यो जात्रा संचालन भएको अर्को किंवदन्ती पाइन्छ । आजेभोलि नागनागिनीको प्रतीकका रुपमा दुइवटा बाँस राख्ने चलन छ ।
बासुकीले पनौतीलाई पुरै बेरी संरक्षण गर्न कपालकोट डाँडामा बसी हेर्ने गर्छन् भन्ने भनाई बुढापाकाहरूको छ । वंशावली अनुरुप परम्परा र हिन्दूत्वको संरक्षणका लागि यो जात्रा आज भन्दा २ हजार वर्षपहिलेदेखि संचालनमा आएको देखिन्छ । जात्रा पहिले रातमा सक्नु पर्दथ्यो यद्यपि अहिले दिउँसो सक्ने गरिएको छ ।
यस जात्रामा रोगी मानिसले त्रिवेणी घाटमा स्नान गरी गोरख नाथलाई पानी चर्ढाई एकचित्त ध्यान गरेमा सम्पूर्ण रोग नास हुनेछ भन्ने भनाई छ । सांस्कृतिक एवं पर्यटकीय रुपले पनौतीको गोरखनाथ डाँडाबाट पूर्वमा नमोबुद्ध, पश्चिममा फूलचोकी माई, उत्तरमा गौरीशंकर र दक्षिणमा नारायणस्थान पर्छन् । यी चारै देवस्थलको दर्शन गर्नाले सम्पूर्ण रोग कट्टा भई मनोकांक्षा पूरा हुने जनश्रुती पाइन्छ । त्यसै गरी जात्रा सम्पन्न गर्न पनौती नगरपालिकाका कार्यकारी अधिकृत आत्माराम सत्यालको अध्यक्षतामा बैठक बसी जात्राको लागि खर्च हुने रकम विनियोजन गरी सरोकारवालाहरूसँग समन्वय बैठक बसी जात्रा चलाउने निर्णयगरिएको कुरा पनौती नगरपालिकाले जनाएको छ ।

सहस्राब्दी कै सबैभन्दा लामो सूर्यग्रहण

2010-01-15T20:34:00.000-08:00

सहस्राब्दी कै सबैभन्दा लामो सूर्यग्रहणको दृश्य देखियो। यो खग्रास सूर्यग्रहण अफ्रिका र एसियामा देखिएको थियो। नेपालमा ३ घण्टा १८ मिनेट सम्म ग्रहण लागेको देखिएको थियो। काठमाडौंबाट सूर्यको ५९ प्रतिशत भाग ढाकिएको देखिएको थियो। यति लामो ग्रहण अब एक हजार वर्षपछि मात्र लाग्नेछ । तर खग्रास सूर्यग्रहण हेर्नलाई मौसमले साथ दिएन ।

नेपाली समाजमा सूर्य ग्रहण शुरु हुनुभन्दा चार प्रहर अगाडिदेखि ग्रहणको सुतक वा दोष लाग्ने भएकाले त्यस्तो समयमा खानपिन गर्न हुँदैन भन्ने धाराण भएको पाइन्छ। शयन, हाँस्य विनोद, मूर्तिस्पर्श, खेलकुद आदि पनि गर्नुहुँदैन । धर्मशास्त्रमा बताइएअनुसार ग्रहणको समयमा सुत्नाले आयु क्षीण हुन्छ, पिसाब गरे दरिद्र हुन्छ, दिशा गरे किराफट्याँग्रा हुन्छ, विषय वासनामा लिप्त रहे अर्को जन्ममा सुँगुरको जुनी प्राप्त हुन्छ।

माओवादीले गरेको २ दिने सिंहदरबार घेराउ !

2009-11-13T23:58:00.000-08:00

बिहीबार शुरु भएको दुई दिने घेराउ नागरिक सर्वोच्चताको आफ्नो मागको समर्थनमा जारी माओवादीको आन्दोलनको दोश्रो चरण अन्तर्गतको अन्तिम कार्यक्रम हो।नाजगान र खाजा खाएर माओवादीले सिंहदरबार घेराउ गरे !आन्दोलन भन्दा पनि बनभोज या उत्सव जसतो थियो! माओवादी अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डले भने, "सरकार सहमतिमा नआए अर्को चरणमा आम हडताल लगायत कडा कार्यक्रम ल्याइनेछ"। मंसिर ५ गते देखि फेरी माओवादीको आन्दोलन शुरु होला त ?

माओवादीले गरेको सिंहदरबार घेराउ कसको लागि ? आफु या जनताको लागि !

First Post

2009-06-22T03:46:00.000-07:00

This is my first post in this blogger..