The Newar community is observing the Sithi Nakha festival with gaiety and fervor as the last of their cultural festivals today. The community celebrates the festival on the sixth day of the bright ...
People clean stone spouts on the occasion of the Sithi Nakha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, June 1, 2025. The Newar community celebrates the Sithi Nakha festival to mark the beginning of monsoon season ...
A man cleans a statue on the occasion of Sithi Nakha Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, May 25, 2023. The Newar community celebrates the Sithi Nakha festival to mark the beginning of monsoon season by ...
Women from ethnic Newar community celebrate the Nepal Sambat in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 20, 2017. Thousands of people from Nepal's ethnic Newar community marched into the streets of the capital city ...
The Ngalake festival began today, with prayer offerings at Pashupatinath temple, and a performance of Navadurga naach in Suryamadi, Bhaktapur. Ngalake, meaning 'fishing', is a festival celebrated by ...
A girl from Newar community attends a Bel Bibaha ceremony in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Feb. 23, 2018. Bel Bibaha, or Ihi, is a marriage ceremony in the Newar community of Nepal in which ...