Many Nepali Hindus are observing the Mahashivaratri festival by offering prayer to and worshiping Lord Shiva today, on Fagun Krishna Chaturdashi (the fourth day of the waning moon in the month of Phagun), as per the lunar calendar.
The festival of Dhanteras, which is celebrated on the day of Kartik Krishna Trayodashi, is being observed today by purchasing new items made of gold, silver, copper, metal, etc.
A large number of devotees can be seen queuing up at the Taleju Bhawani temple on the premises of Hanumandhoka Durbar area on the occasion of Maha Navami, the ninth day of the 10-day-long Bada Dashain festival, the biggest festival of Nepalis.
The first day of "Navaratra" is being marked today by worshipping the deity Shailaputri per Vedic rituals and preparing for Jamara (barley shoots) by sowing maize and barley seeds in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination.
The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, the authorized body of Nepal to decide dates and times for Hindu festivals, has determined 11:51 am (5 October) as the auspicious hour to receive Dashain tika this year.
The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has urged the concerned sides to take their approval prior to the publication of the calendar and wall calendar.
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