HAPPY SITHI NAKHA: to all newars. Sithi Nakha falls on sixth day of the bright half of the month of Jetha (MAY/JUN). This festival is said to have been observed to mark the birthday of Kumar, the Hindu deity of war and one of the sons of Lord Shiva, to worship on his birthday as a mark of gratitude for fighting a battle with the demons and helping the Gods regain their kingdom. The faithful celebrate Sithi Nakha by visiting Kumar"s temple in the southern part of Kathmandu. It is one of the main festivals to be observed by the native inhabitants of the Panauti Valley. On this day especially the Newars of the Panauti and Kathmandu Valley prepare a typically Nepali dish made of maas, black lentil, and mugi, kidney beans, kasu, small peas ground, bodi beans and offer it to Kumar. They take these dishes and enjoy themselves. Next day Kumar seated on a peacock beginning from Hanumandhoka Durbar Square is a chariot is carried by men in accompaniment with musical instruments played by a nominate party of men along the streets of Kathmandu, Kumar, being a war-lord, his conveyance has been a peacock, a bird of slow and cautious motion, quick change and flights all the qualities needed in an advancing army. The festival also marks the end of Dewaali, a festival when the Nepalese worship their family deities annually. Those families which do not or cannot observe the Deewali for vivid reasons, worship the family deities by way of apologizing and also Kumar on this day. Another special feature of this festival is the cleaning of the wells and springs from which people, before the supply of filtered drinking water through galvanized pipes and taps, used to drink water.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:31:44 +0000
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