Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt Buddha statues in a long procession toward the site revered as Siddhartha ...

Meanwhile, the question about who the temple belongs to has been around for centuries. From Ashoka to Khilji, and a mahant’s entry It is believed that in the third century, Emperor Ashoka came to Bodh ...

The Lalitpur District Administration has imposed a prohibitory order in the areas surrounding the Minister’s Residence at Pulchowk and Bhainsepati. The order, which prohibits gatherings of five or ...

A woman smeared with colored powder celebrates the Holi Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, March 13, 2025. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season.

Holi takes place in March during spring. Traditionally, it is celebrated for one week in Nepal. Holi begins on the eighth day of the waxing moon in the lunar calendar, marked by the installation of ...

At a formal ceremony in Ulan-Ude, Lalitpur Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan and ... regular exchanges and joint initiatives. Highlighting Nepal's historical and spiritual significance as the land of ...

Gunla, which starts from the first of the bright fortnight of Shravan, is a holy month for Newar Buddhists. This month is full of festivals and traditions where people visit different chibas/chaityas ...

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda on Friday ... Prachanda compared himself with Maurya King Ashoka, who renounced violence after coming into the fold of Buddhism. Recalling the historic ...

A delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks visited Ashoka's Rock Edict at Shahbazgarhi in Mardan District ... The Buddhist site of Jamal Garhi is divided into two parts; first is the Stupa Area and the ...