Friday, June 15, 2012

12 Years Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Celebrated in Jyabahal, Kathmandu

Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra (Gathu Pyakhan), which is celebrated once every 12 years in different places of Kathmandu. It is known as "Barha Barse Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra" in local Nepali language. 

In this dance 13 different Hindu goddess mask dance is performed. People offer different pujas and offering in this ceremony. Animals like ducks, goats and buffalos are also sacrificed in this festival as "Bali Puja." Names of all god and goddess 1. Mahalaxmi (orange, three eyes); 2. Ganesh (white, three eyes); 3. Bramhayani (white, U shape tika); 4. Rudrayani (white, three eyes); 5. Kaumari (red, marks on cheeks); 6. Narayani (green, U shape tika); 7. Barahi (red, pig's nose, eye tika); 8. Manamayju (Indrayani, horizontal eye tika); 9. Kali (blue/red, wrinked face with eight points); 10. Bhiarav (blue, big eyes, big face); 11. Singhini (white, lion-faced); 12. Bhangini (orange, tiger-faced); 13. Swait Bhairav (white, looks like Shiva, comes out only occasionally).

1. Durpati performing dance in the festival 
2. Devotees watching festival 
3. Small girl having Cold Kulfi in the Festival 
4. God and Goddess performing dance in the Festival 
5. Devotees offering money to Manamaiju 
6. Devotees watching festival
7. Devotees watching festival
8. Narayani performing ritual dance in the festival  
9. Singba performing rituals dance in the Festival 
10. Samay Bhoj of God and Goddess in the Festival
11. Goddess offered rituals tika in the festival
12. Traditional Instrumental drums in the Festival 
13. Bhairab entered in the festival 
14. Bhairab offering ritual performing in the Festival  
15. Bhairab performing ritual dance in the Festival  

Thursday, June 14, 2012

8th Education Expo and Counseling 2012 ended for this YEAR

8th Education Expo and Counseling 2012, one of the best expo for the SLC appeared student and +2 Students has end for this year. The annual Expo is organized by Kirtipur Volunteer Society. In the expo 63 Volunteers were mobilized for the well complement of the Expo. The expo was held on Jestha 27th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Nagar Mandap Shree Kriti Vihar, Kirtipur.

1. KVS Volunteers in the Stall at the Expo
2. Stalls of Various colleges in the Expo
3. Stalls of Various colleges in the Expo with Students
4. Counseling and Briefing about the Benefits of GS College in the Expo.
5. Counseling and Briefing about the Benefits of SS College in the Expo.
6. Students and Parents on the Various Stalls of colleges in the Expo 
7. Students discussion in the Expo
8. Student over-viewing the Brochure of the Colleges  
9. KVS Volunteers in the Stall at the Expo
10. Student over-viewing the Brochure of the Colleges    
11. Student over-viewing the Brochure of the Colleges    
12. Students registration on the Registration Desk 
13. Students watching the add of College
14. Students and Parents in the Expo 
15. Counseling and Briefing about the Benefits College in the Expo.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Panauti Jatra (Jya: Punhi) Festival Celebrated

Panauti Jatra (Jya: Punhi) Festival celebrated in May/June month of every year. During the festival Goddess Brahmayani and God Mahadev are taken out on different temples carried on shoulder poles whereas God Bhairab and Goddess Bhadrakali are pulled on chariots and rotated the different places of Panauti.

1. Devotee making/fixing the statue of Bhairab in the Chariot.
2. Devotees Carrying Big Mask of Bhairab to clean. 
3. Devotee sitting in-front statue of Bhadrakali. 
4. Priest carrying statue of Mahadev from the Temple  
5. Devotees celebrating in the chariot with Red powder 
6. Children on a way to pull the chariot of Bhadrakali 
7. Devotees Pulling chariot of Goddess Bhadrakali
8. Devotees Pulling chariot of Goddess Bhadrakali
9. Devotees Pulling chariot of God Bhairab
10. Devotees Pulling chariot of God Bhairab
11.  Devotees Pulling chariot of God Bhairab
12. Devotees carrying chariot of god Mahadev
13. Local Devotees spreading water
14. Devotees spreading water on the Chariot of Bhairab 
15. Devotees spreading water on the Chariot of Bhairab   
16. Devotees watching festival from the window
17. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhairab 
18. Child watching festival 
19. Child watching festival 
20. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhairab  
21. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhadrakali 
22. Devotees beating traditional instruments and playing with red powder 
23. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhadrakali 
24. Chariot of Bhadrakali & Bhairab on a way to collide 
25. Devotees on the Chariot of Mahadev 
26. Devotees on the Chariot of Mahadev