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         Women in Nepal  photo credit: Canva  Nepal lies in south Asia, which is also known as landlocked country or the country of Himalaya. Nepal is small by area but it consists three different geographical region i.e Himalayan, Tarai and Hilly these three regions has their own importance that is the richness of climate even within same season. Himalayan region is mainly covered with mountain so it is cold on the other hand Tarai is plain land which is extreme cold in winter and extreme hot in summer but Tarai is known as granary of Nepal as it has the highest capability of growing crop due to the fertile land and Hilly is of moderate climate neither hot nor cold in compare to Tarai and Himalayan. Nepal is Hindu country which ultimately is based on cultural norms and values and some of the village still lack educational knowledge.     Since the formation of the society, women were always placed as secondary in every aspect of life. Nepal has been a patriarchal society where wo

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                  Indra Jatra Introduction Indra refers to the god king of heaven as well as the god of rain whereas Jatra means the festival so the overall concept of Indra Jatra is the festival which is meant for honoring Indra god, his mother Basundhara, living goddess Kumari, Ganesh, Bhairav and so on. Indra Jatra is mainly celebrated by the original local of Kathmandu i.e people from Newar community and is observed in Kathmandu. Indra Jatra falls on September but the day can be different as it is celebrated according to the Newar calendar. It is 8 days festival which is meant for different celebration and occasion. Kumari jastra, lakhay dance are the most attractive and important event that takes place in Indra Jatra.                                                  ( source-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Jatra History of god Indra and Kathmandu God of heaven Indra used to pick flowers during the time when his mother Basundhara performs grant puja since childhood and

 

                  Teej 2079 Teej is one of the most important festival which is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal and all around the world. It is celebrated every year in month of Bhadra (August - September). Teej is the one and only festival which is meant for women and is observed by married women and unmarried girls. Teej is a special festival in which women, girls perform fasting and offer prayers in the name of lord Shiva and goddess Parvati. It is believed that Parvati did fasting along with a wish of getting lord Shiva as her husband which got fulfilled so Teej can also be taken as the festival to be celebrated in the name of Shiv and Parvati. Teej is also a festival of red color as most of the women wear red saree during this festival. In Nepal, Teej is named as Haritalika Teej which is quite different in compare with Indian teej celebration as it is celebrated in a different way. Teej is all about faith, devotion and wish of women towards Shiva for the long life of her hu