07.16.07
Rato Machhindranath (Bhoto Jatra)
By Rajesh KC
Machhindranath, Buddhist deity of water and rain. Revered by medieval kings in Kathmandu Valley as guardian deity of Kathmandu Valley. Said to have been other names Padampani, Lokeswor, Avalokiteswor, Aryavalokotiswor, Karunamaya. Regarded as fish incarnation of LOKESWOR (hence also known as Matsyendranath) Distinguished as RATO MACHHENDRANATH (red) of patan and SETO MACHHENDRANATH (white) of Kathmandu. Feted in various festivals like BHOTO JATRA and public bathing ritual.
Following the construction, the chariot is towed through the streets of Patan by throngs of devotees every day. Each day, it is put to rest in one of the many venerated spots in the city.This goes on for a month until it comes to rest in Jawalakher and end with the Bhoto Jatra, another major festival, during which the bejewelled ‘bhoto’ of Machhindranath is displayed to the public.
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.
It is also believed that the Rato Machhindranath was brought from Assam, India by a farmer to Lalitpur valley to prevent a drought during the rice season. The longest running chariot festival in Lalitpur recreates this event in hope for good rain. It is known as Bundyo to local Newars. The festival begins with the construction of the chariot in Pulchowk and ends with the Bhoto Jatra festival in Jawalakhel. It is celebrated by Buddhists and Hindus of Newar community by carrying the chariot to different places in the town of Patan.
All pics (taken with in 7 years) by Rajesh KC
Abhinav Pandey/Lincoln, Nebraska said,
July 16, 2007 at 05:12
A wonderful Potrait of our Tradition!
sheral,newyork said,
July 16, 2007 at 05:24
Cool pic thanks for that i miss nepal so much i’m coming home soon
New York said,
July 16, 2007 at 08:45
Well presented scenes of Rato Machendranath but what is PM Koirala doing there in place of King.This job should be given to King if he intends to have a ceremonial king in Nepal.
Nidhi,USA said,
July 16, 2007 at 09:24
Nice Pictures!!! Hope to c more!! Thanks a lot for posting them:)
Nidhi/USA said,
July 16, 2007 at 09:27
Good Pics!! Thanks a lot..
yuvraj dhakal said,
July 16, 2007 at 09:48
i like thes fastival
MILAN KUMAR RAWAL [MUMBAI INDIA] said,
July 16, 2007 at 10:33
VERRY NICE PICTURES
SAVE OUR CULTURE.
KEEP ON PICTURS OF A MANY KINDS OF FOTOS IN FUTURE.
THANKS
MILAN RAWAL
Bikash Baghdad Iraq said,
July 16, 2007 at 10:39
Nice pictures
thank you for what you doing.
keep up the good work.
Bikash
Lokesh Bogati, Hong Kong said,
July 16, 2007 at 10:44
No doubt that nepal is rich in it’s own tradition n culture. No matter how modern the time is going through but we do have our proudness n dedication towards our culture. Great job Rajesh dai. Keep it up.
Sujan Shakya said,
July 16, 2007 at 12:38
Nice to see our cultures in pictures. Great pictures. Keep it up Rajesh Ji.
Sujan Shakya, Ktm
prabesh, ktm said,
July 16, 2007 at 12:45
photos are nice…but PM sitting at the place where king should be…does not look good….
arjun,malaysia said,
July 16, 2007 at 13:59
i mised ratha jatra, coming soon. thank’s for pcs.
Newark said,
July 16, 2007 at 17:11
Haastee….. Haaistee….. Haaaaaaa…….
Wonderful memories.
Prajwol said,
July 16, 2007 at 17:54
What is PM Koirala doing there in place of King.This job should be given to King if he intends to have a ceremonial king in Nepal. Nice Awesome picture
Abudhabi, UAE said,
July 16, 2007 at 18:25
my nepal my traditions my pride.
off course every nepali lyks it come on keep it up n hope more pic in the future.
nanchang said,
July 16, 2007 at 20:56
wat is girija doningg there??
dont u know so called king gyanedra is in suspended state???
u shud thkxx girija of saving the culture atleast by being himself present there if not the suspended king? u r son of nepali familyy.. arent u happy that a son of nepali janata is attending as chief guest… join a political party b P M or a President and u too visitt urselff… u cantt used blame the man is is at present a balance betn king’ autocrary,moaistss’ extrimmism and foreign intervention…think before u write… abd king gyanedra,,he could b saved if girija wantss not you,royalistss or even that rato machindranath…….if he is saved by girija then king’ suspended period ll b off and your gyanu can again attend that fest!!that what u want no???
Bhola 'shangam' Abu dhabi. said,
July 16, 2007 at 21:05
hi,
thanks Rajesh bro for pic. I dosn’t see face to face Before this Rato Machhindranath but I show now on the picture, it’s realy Beutifull and fentastic.
and I would Like to say all Nepali people who Live in the out of country, ‘please don’t forget to Nepal and Nepali culture, thanks.
Satish Gupta, Asheville, NC, USA said,
July 16, 2007 at 21:07
Thanks for wonderful pictures.
rosy (USA) said,
July 16, 2007 at 23:09
my Nepal, my pride. proude to our culture..n of course awesome pictures
Subarna/New Delhi said,
July 16, 2007 at 23:14
i used to b one among all those who pulls the Machhindranath Rath with all those crowd, pushing each other, shouting Haaiisstteeee, Haaiisstteee..dancing with that awesome Dhyamey bhaja dhun ……but today i really missing my jatra(festival). But nevertheless i feel very glad being Patanian n of course being Nepali….
Thanx Rajesh Daju……
n i hope i’ll get to see pics. of some other great festival frm patan…..since de Patan is city of festival n of course city of Arts……
mani thapa, austin tx said,
July 17, 2007 at 04:11
hi every body its cool and nice picture.i miss a nepal lot.
london said,
July 17, 2007 at 05:45
nice pic..thanks very much rajesh jeee
karan sharma
subin singh(singapore) said,
July 17, 2007 at 08:18
thanks for showing our culture .n thanks for making rememberence of those days.keep it up .thanks for saving our culture.keep more effective cultural photo.
Abi/NY said,
July 17, 2007 at 08:40
Thank you!! You have done a good job. You have tried to remind all those Nepalese people who almost forget their country’s beauties and unique traditions and following the Western traditions.
sangeet thapa magar sydney said,
July 17, 2007 at 09:16
At first i want to thank u bro,This is our property we all have to save it….thats why keep it up
Umesh/ Sydney said,
July 17, 2007 at 10:10
Really very good reflection of our rich culture and traditions. I have some complain about the photos kept here in site,Though every photo are touching but they are too tiny, can u upload photos of a bit large size? and It does look good PM sitting there instead of king, we are witnessing the begining of new era, though it is a bit slow. Thanks you peoples for reward deserving works, keep it up
Shreya Bajracharya/Canada,bc said,
July 17, 2007 at 10:41
I’m really glad to see those pics. Thanks a lot. I missed my country.
Moni Bajracharya/Canada,bc said,
July 17, 2007 at 10:49
Really very nice pics. Thanks a lot and it reminds me our country. I missed it. Good job keep it up. Expect to see in future too.
S.P Tuladhar / Ason Kathmandku said,
July 17, 2007 at 11:47
Dear Rajesh ji
Nice pictures. Keep it up.
usa said,
July 17, 2007 at 12:03
Yes this is our jatra but the man whose is sitting at the place of the king is not the right person. He should not be sitting in that place but how come he is there. I am totally shocked when I saw him. How the people tolerated that. Its not the politics…. its our ancient jatra….. ***…. this is our jatra not the politics or joke…………….
Rakshya U.S.A said,
July 17, 2007 at 13:05
good pics dai. thanks alot.
anil said,
July 17, 2007 at 13:07
i really proud to be nepali coz of mine country pride heritage and lovely festival.
though anybody who are out of country really appriciate this website and adore all the picutre everypart of nepal
i really feel so happy to see my culture picture and give keep it on to this website.
cheers phalano
udaya/uk said,
July 17, 2007 at 15:55
This is my first time to miss Machindranath Jatra. The pictures are really nice and well presented that made me feel my presence in Nepal eventhough m here.
Roshan Paudel, Baltimore, MD, USA said,
July 17, 2007 at 16:08
This is the time for republic so we need to analyis which culture is good n which is bad. If any culture has great value for people. economy and country then we can continue or modify.
Shubash/Yichang,China said,
July 17, 2007 at 17:40
It is too comforting that despite the ups and downs in country,people haven’t forgotten our culture and history,I also got to add a little from this post,thank you Raj Dai.
Keep it up,best wishes.
Muenster,Germany said,
July 17, 2007 at 21:12
Namaste all,
Thanks a lot for nice pictures.I am also missing my home country and RATO MACHHINDRANATH JATRA.I will try to come to watch this great festival next year.Thank you very much Rajesh dai and thanks for your hard work.
Kabina/Denver said,
July 17, 2007 at 21:18
i was missing those festival, after seeing these pictures i felt very glad. good job!!!!
Dhruba Khadka Pensylvania, USA said,
July 17, 2007 at 21:31
Awesome!!! I really like these pictures, but more than that they give the nice remembrance of my beautiful country, which I am missing quite a lot.
krishan oli said,
July 17, 2007 at 22:27
what is value type of such kind of culture and conservative system yet??
i never like that kind of activities . this is 21st century although kathmandu is heart of nepal and capital also but why people are think about that ?
i mean to say that true is always moving on your eye na??
arbin dhakal neworkcity said,
July 17, 2007 at 22:33
hai rajesh dai .it was wonderful pictur .we no kathmandu is the city of festable .thanku very much.
Shashi Shanker Manandhar/ Cambridge, UK said,
July 17, 2007 at 23:57
I used to visit Rato Machhindranath (Bunga Dyo) every year. But this time I missed it. Bungadyo lai mero pranam!!
Bibek/Doha said,
July 18, 2007 at 00:04
No Words-Afno desh ko Parampara, Saskriti bidesh basera herda maan ma k bhayo hola????? Aakha ma pani aayo….I Miss You Nepal…
Sundar, Newcastle upon Tyne said,
July 18, 2007 at 05:24
The history is our pride. The culture is our wealth. The good tradition should be preserved. Long live our Nepal and Nepalness. Cheers, Mr. Rajesh:-)
BarbaraKaplan said,
July 18, 2007 at 07:29
Thank you for reminding me of viewing the festival 10 years when I lived in KTM. It was like a magical experience to see the oil lamps burning along the way and the people so happy.
raj usa said,
July 18, 2007 at 13:15
DEAR
GOD JOB YA NICE PICTER
Tirtha / Jubail, KSA said,
July 18, 2007 at 13:27
Nice job Rajesh ji and many many thanks for showing this beautiful pic. and I hope this pic is better then Kasmir lake pic which you publish last time. hope to see more beautiful pic. in future have a good luck rajesh ji.
pokhara said,
July 18, 2007 at 18:19
ooooo my got really so nice picture. plz keep it up always thx..
Tshering (Kurima) said,
July 18, 2007 at 19:59
Really nice pictures.
First time.
keep it up.
Thanks Rajesh Ji,
sherpaworlddotcom
Japan
sara/usa said,
July 18, 2007 at 22:45
good job,keep it up
basu,abudhabi, said,
July 18, 2007 at 23:02
this is very great oppertunity for that peoples those who r living out of the nation,because most of the peoples r missing our culture & these types of picture remind us we r still belived in rato machhindranath.this is really pride for all nepali who r far from nation they can feel,thank u very much.
Babu Raja Bajracharya said,
July 18, 2007 at 23:39
thanks for posting pics of rato machindranath. i really miss the festival. i miss my Bhujya. this time Bhoto jatra is really unique in the history of Nepal. But u know 1 thing guyss the original bhoto of Machindranath is in museum of UK. the then king Mahendra have seen in museum. the current one is duplicate one. i dunno if its rumor or reality. i guess we should call Karkot Naga once again.
Prabin/SFO,CA said,
July 19, 2007 at 00:03
Good Luck GPK
CHHABI RAM LAMICHHANE.U.A.E. ABUDHABI said,
July 19, 2007 at 00:43
thanks for giving old pictur and your fistible.
im so happy . plese give like this pictur everetime ok
mr rajesh.
Suniti /Tosu,Japan said,
July 19, 2007 at 05:20
kumari ko pic kasto ramro.i really loved it.Truely a goddesses smile.
Madan NYC said,
July 19, 2007 at 07:23
I am in Nepal not in NY.
Kalyan Nepal northbay /canada said,
July 19, 2007 at 08:39
It’s shows our culture…hope we will be not forgetting what our Root and hope God will bless our country…and hope peace continues
S.P Tuladhar / Kathmandu said,
July 19, 2007 at 11:32
It’s wonderful and very nice pictures indeed. I hope all viewers will get the good knowledge about Nepali cultures. Wishing you all the best n keep it up. ……..
dipak titung tamang,morang,nepal said,
July 19, 2007 at 17:19
hi frns,
its’ a nice pic on the occasion of the BHOTO JATRA.this is the unique culture of our country;especially in kathmandu.keep it up!
thank you!
bam budhathoki dohaqatar said,
July 19, 2007 at 19:00
July 19, 2007 at 6:55 pm
i love my nepal n cultir¦.ramro 6 photo dharai ramro lagyo aseigari aru photo haru pani lgaudei gay dakhi jhan khusi lagny 6nepali sabyata lai ysei gari
agami din haru ma pani bides ma baserpani dakhan pauda ko chana iam vvvvvry
happy
ok good by
bam bahadur
ajay risal said,
July 19, 2007 at 20:47
great, i could not come, missing the festival n enjoyment near my homeplace,
Ayesh / Denver said,
July 20, 2007 at 03:36
my hometown is Patan..so dont ask me how much im missin this jaatra…choyla,chyang, frens, family and this gr8 jatra!!…..the sound of dhime baja n’ big sound of crowd..haste haiste…people clappin wow!!…reminds me my childhood to youth…….my father used to lift me up to see the RATH when i was childhood…..as i grow up…i started to pull with bunch of frens…CHAKPADYA and BUNGDYA(local newari names of these two gods).ahhhhh..feels good to experience all those …and just to remember all those days…this is kind of what NEPAL is popular for its unique and traditonal culture….anyways thx of presenting those pics.
Ayesh from Denver
Prabin N Amatya, St Louis, USA said,
July 20, 2007 at 09:17
This is really great. I remember pulling rato machindranath on every occasion. It brought back my nostalgic moments. You will enjoy the place when you have cultures like that. Let’s keep our cultures and traditions alive. I think this culture will stand the test of time.
with kind regards
Prabin
Amit Thapa/ Sydney said,
July 20, 2007 at 11:01
Thanks Girija babu
Ujna,Texas said,
July 20, 2007 at 14:32
Nice pictures. thanks for posting them. i miss Nepal. i pray to Rato Machhindranath for world peace and prosperity.
Ujna
RAJESH SHRESTHA, USA said,
July 21, 2007 at 02:44
Oh I miss the bhoto jatra shown above
lakpa d sherpa afghanistan said,
July 21, 2007 at 21:44
Thanks alot rajesh ji this picture is really beautiful and better then the other picture and hope show more beautiful picture in the future.
raju barcelona said,
July 21, 2007 at 22:02
oeeeeeeeeeeeeee nice picthure but more nice we on see king and much beter if pm giraja babu not there .
this palace for nepali people not for pm and king***
sujanlama/kilkenny said,
July 21, 2007 at 22:19
good luck ireland
Agam Adhikari,Dhaka,Bangladesh said,
July 22, 2007 at 18:30
This is very nice oppurtunity for me.Very nice photo and culture.We needed to conjervation this type of cultural history.
mangalore said,
July 22, 2007 at 19:12
its been nearly 5 years i have not seen the festival though i am a local from Patan. Its nice to see such wonderful pictures anyway.
chitra kandel DUBAI said,
July 23, 2007 at 08:12
राजेश जी सबभन्दा पहीला नमस्कार छ तपाईलाई म चित्र कन्डेल दुबैबाट सारै राम्रा फोटोहरु खीची हामी नेपाल भन्दा टाढा भयका नेपालीहरुलाई जुन गुन तपाईले लगाउनु भयको छ धनयबाद कम्सेकम हामी नेपालम नभयपनी हम्रा परम्परागत चाडप्रबाहरुलाई फोटो मार्फत देख्न त पाईयको छ
Dilliraj/ Nippon said,
July 23, 2007 at 10:53
The history is our pride. The culture is our wealth. The good tradition should be preserved. Long live our Nepal and Nepalese.This is very great opportunity for that peoples those who are living out of the country. It™s wonderful and very nice pictures indeed. I hope all viewers will get the good knowledge about Nepali cultures. Wishing you all the best n thanks for the nice pictures keep it up.
Sadhana Shrestha/ Melbourne said,
July 23, 2007 at 12:04
Thanks Rajesh Ji!! for the wonderful pictures…oh ya it used to be great fun to see this jatra at pulchowk…damn!!! I really miss this jatra and ofcourse jatra bhooz..hehehe
Keep up the gud works Rajesh JI!!
Cheers!!
sajal, russia said,
July 23, 2007 at 13:27
great snapz. happy to see our festive via ur fotoz. great job. thanx a lot. missing my nepal very much. wanna be home.
anish said,
July 23, 2007 at 16:42
it is a wonderful job.
well the pics reminds me of my country. hope i”ll be there soon. the living goddess look so preety. the only thing, the king should be there in the palace. anyway, i love my country
ram bashyal , chicago usa said,
July 24, 2007 at 02:21
When I look at the pictures it reminds me of those days when I used to go Patan from Paknajole ,Kathmandu wih my uncle and his family to participate in Bhoto Jatra.One year the then Primeminister Judha Shumsher was the person to show the BHOTO. Now the time has changed.Jaya Bungdeo.
Mina, Kathmandu said,
July 24, 2007 at 12:41
Nice pictures and good shots, Rajesh dai. Just have good time going through your snaps.
Keep it up.
Nawa Tamang(USA)Alaska said,
July 25, 2007 at 11:40
I (we )like these pictures .
What a damn hell . What is the simbole of the live godness ( Kumari ) IS she really a god ? how ?? she is a god oly for how long 2-3 years ( untill She get Mince ) THis is not good .
I don’t like this .
If she is a god ,she have to beeing a god all the time . .
sorry , may be I don’t understand the all story about this ..
any way, Pictures ( our culture ) great .I like it .
next time buddism .
THAPA Suneil N Singh, GEORGIA said,
July 26, 2007 at 07:46
“IS IT THE KING OR I”
PHOTOGRAPHS SUPERB FOR SURE
arbin poudel U.S.A said,
July 26, 2007 at 19:55
dear bro
thanks for your nice picture no matter how the world going worsen and worsen through but thanks nepalese people keeping up our tradition and culture saving following.that is the true life living in realigion. who cares girija or gynandra in the place of king.good people with good humor should be there and people should get right to celebrate their festival with peace. thanks for your nice picture once again Rajesh dai. keep it up. god bless you
Dilip said,
July 27, 2007 at 12:45
Actually very nice Natural photos. So please keep on …………
utta nepal/ktm said,
July 27, 2007 at 12:51
thanks for you rajesh ji
photoko lagi
Devshan,New York said,
July 27, 2007 at 18:55
thank u rajesh, Good Pics From our tradition.
hongkong said,
July 28, 2007 at 09:35
RAjesh G,
Thank you very much……really a great job.
kishan,hk
mahesh, Darwin said,
July 28, 2007 at 12:11
thanks it,s great job, i wish all nepali to be calm and in peace by the grace of god machindra nath to make our new generation feel safe and happy in our own peaceful Nepal.
sabina,lalitpur said,
July 28, 2007 at 15:51
Thankx Rajesh ji for such a proudy picture.I really miss nepal and our culture.Specially Machindra nath jatra of this year .You really done a good job .I am very happy to see pics of rato machindranath in australia .
thankx a lot!
36,delafield road, London said,
July 29, 2007 at 23:59
Rajesh ji,
Namaskar chaa hai………..
Thank’s a lot for your wonderful pictures . U know that u r doing great job for us. We never ever able to see that types of reality photos in Nepal, but now me and all of the most nepalies are able to view this wonderful picture. Again i want to thanks a lot for your wonderful effort.
Asha garchhu pherri pani yeastai rammro tashabir herna paiou la .
Srijana /ktm said,
July 30, 2007 at 14:31
Great picture
Rajesh Ji u did a good job
keep it up
Gaurav Dangol/U.S.A. said,
July 31, 2007 at 08:34
No wonder Nepal is rich at its tradion. If I ever do a report on a country.Its defenetly going to be on Nepal.If I ever do a report on a culture.Its going to be on Bhoto Jatra.I miss u Nepal.Hope to c u soon.
:)
Bhaktapur said,
July 31, 2007 at 18:26
very good photos
excellent
Kalyan Nepal , ON , Canada said,
August 2, 2007 at 07:47
That is our culture…we have to preserve that…I am wondering IT sahould be HINNDHU COUNTRY…although we kick KING out..but still we are mejority..but we definetily have to respect other religion…But it’s not being bad to Only Hindu country in the world…so …nothing more to sya…hope our culter will not vanish
sudeep tiwari ,sydney said,
August 2, 2007 at 10:48
it is our cultural heritage,by looking this picture i feel that bro iam still in nepal this picture brought me a tears from eyes….now i am proud to be nepali…thats why bro continue ur job best up luck…
Purna B.Chalise Bangkok Thailand said,
August 2, 2007 at 21:27
This is really great. I remember pulling rato machindranath on every occasion. It brought back my nostalgic moments. You will enjoy the place when you have cultures like that. Let™s keep our cultures and traditions alive. I think this culture will stand the test of time.
with kind rigarding
Purna B.Chalise
Bangkok Thailand
Raju Bajgain(saudiArab)jubail said,
August 3, 2007 at 14:23
thanks a lot Rajesh dai
when i watch photo once i feel that iwas in nepal.thanks a lot for your job for us. its our traditions so we should preserve it.once i feel i am celebrating the festival.any way keep it on may god bless u and give power to continue your job… Thanks a lot again.
www.cyberbeni.com said,
August 4, 2007 at 09:06
Nice pic. Keep it up
sumeet/butwal said,
August 8, 2007 at 14:47
wow !!!! gr8 pics ,,truely speaks what is our culture!!!!
Lalitpur sundhara said,
August 14, 2007 at 18:35
very nice Rajesh jee
Thanking you for keep photographs in web
Rajeshwor Shrestha
Mukunda/kathmandu said,
August 15, 2007 at 12:54
this is the best ever seen berore
i am pleased
rakesh maharjan/Japan said,
August 19, 2007 at 12:48
website chahi jhakas lagyo rajesh ji
bhabisya ma yo bhanda pani badi photo ra discription huncha bhani aasa gari rakhe ko chu
Prem Thapa/India said,
August 22, 2007 at 17:15
thanks a lot Rajesh dai
when i watch photo once i feel that iwas in nepal.thanks a lot for your job for us. its our traditions so we should preserve it.once i feel i am celebrating the festival.any way keep it on may god bless u and give power to continue your job¦ Thanks a lot again.
keshuvko.blogspot.com said,
August 26, 2007 at 17:05
Nice pictures. I dont know much about photography, but I also want to capture moments in the way you have done. Any suggestion?
Rabindra/Sydney said,
September 13, 2007 at 10:21
Thank you Rajesh Ji, Its reallly the wonderful festival, I miss this festival .
Its a nice picture.
Durlav Bogati, Dailekh - Nepal said,
September 18, 2007 at 20:45
Dear Rajesh Jee,
Thanku You very much for your information.
sydney said,
October 15, 2007 at 12:38
gud presentation and gud picture 2. but he can explain more thing of the festival like when it start, at which places it stand etc.
soni,uae said,
October 20, 2007 at 19:34
happy to see about the jatra its been lon time i could not participate
you make me remind of all
thanks alot
nice picture
hope to see more
tihar going to start and im excited to see the picture of mandevs
as we make in nepal
and the new yera that celebrated
thanks alot
uttam usa said,
October 23, 2007 at 00:01
thanke rajash dai for picture
whatis g.p. koirala doing there .that is not his duty. do work for country not try to become king of nepal
regina london said,
October 24, 2007 at 06:09
I’m very happy.seen that,regina and dhan shrestha.i will come to my contry asap.
Shirish Sydney said,
November 15, 2007 at 16:18
i m very happy to see my home town and our culture….but what is that girija doing there…there should be our king, it is also our culture …
buddhi grg emirates flight catering D.I.A. u.a.e said,
December 15, 2007 at 12:56
oooooooooo hhhhhhh ,
what a nice pic but i missing our country and our invorement , cultura. i miss a lat .
gopal uk said,
December 18, 2007 at 19:09
i will miss this festival
maks, sydney said,
January 23, 2008 at 11:19
im really glad to see it……..thanks mate ….u made my day delighted
Rajan/oklahoma,USA said,
February 20, 2008 at 00:58
We Nepalese are really rich in culture.jaso gara j bhana jata sukai laijau malai yo man ta mero Nepali ho..
Naressh/kathmandu said,
March 6, 2008 at 15:16
Thanks Rajesh ji ………for every thing u have don ………… it is a great job u have don, i woukd like to point out on ………………….it is easy to appriceat on others,but Rajjesh ji try to understand me…………..
From the Start of the profile you made, Think there is some thing bad which may create cool wars in between Buddhist and Hindu which had never been before, pointing Rato machindra is deity of Buddhist which is 100% wrong……….it is not a solo culture of Buddhist it belongs to both Buddhist and Hindu.During the period of Hindu King (There is not a Buddhist king in a valley ) Rato Machindranath was brought here from Assam.
Manoj/shanghai said,
March 23, 2008 at 16:02
I am able to explain my foreign friends in shanghai hows the traditional festivals looks like in our country.
ANup/minnesota said,
April 6, 2008 at 09:06
nepal rulzzzzzzzz
sydney said,
April 20, 2008 at 10:33
well what is girija doing. this is supposed to be carried out by the king. well there is a lot of traditions in which the newars require a king. i think the king deserves a little respect if traditions.
raj,cyprus said,
April 23, 2008 at 20:00
thanks for doing such a good job.the value or this site will know only those people who are in foreign countries and who love culture and religoius
Digambar kapali, Malaysia said,
April 25, 2008 at 18:48
i mised ratha jatra, coming soon. thank’s for pcs.
durga bahadur thada magar,BAHRAIN said,
April 26, 2008 at 15:19
dherai dherai dhannebaad rajesh ji yekdam ramro ramro photoharu herna payekoma khushi lagyo. pheri pani dhannebaadchha.
Binod Saymi(Aala) said,
May 20, 2008 at 00:44
Very Nice Kipaas(Photos) of BUNGADEO and YALA KUMARI. The photoes of NEKHU-CHIKEGU may be rare one. Thanks to Phalano.com in keeping such photoes which comes one day in 12 years.
The photo of BUNGADEO with background blue sky (evening event) is very nice one. I liked it.
anu, Melbourne said,
May 25, 2008 at 14:52
hi dear.. foto haru sarai ramro lagyo tara girija lai Raja ko thau ma daekhda mann royo..yo hamro culture lai milena jasto lagcha. uslai pap lagcha .aru pani jatra ko foto herne dhoko cha. specially patan sundhara ko.Iam from there. once again thanks..
shashi acharya said,
May 26, 2008 at 18:59
well picturised, a very good and detailed information , keep it up. As i am a teacher and in my curriculum i have to teach about macchendranath , so its sincerely a great help for me. Thank You.
Ankit manandhar kathmandu,Nepal said,
May 30, 2008 at 07:28
this is a nice photos
keep it up.
bentyson/newyork said,
August 31, 2009 at 18:07
nepal is a beautiful country with different cultures and traditions.i like nepal and the festival are enjoyful.
thakyou
bentyson/uk said,
August 31, 2009 at 18:17
this information is great
keep it up yahoo ya ya
mamata/dhobighat said,
May 6, 2010 at 18:26
beautiful pics….very informative..and colourful…..has helped me a lot..
uk said,
May 21, 2010 at 13:38
great pic ………..the real bhoto is in museum… i want info in that
nijal/chitwan said,
June 26, 2010 at 10:47
great work …. its defining perfection
sapana tamrakar kathmandu said,
June 27, 2010 at 16:49
i really fell proud to be tha part of the peacful country nepal..such thngs makes me love to be hear..
kathmandu said,
June 27, 2010 at 20:20
it gives a lot of imformation
vidushi said,
June 27, 2010 at 20:22
it really gives
vidushi said,
June 27, 2010 at 21:16
it helped me submittn my school work