I like to think of them as 'holy-day' notices, or
letters. I started this service as a way of reminding people who had
lived in Kathmandu about the festivals, and then I started sending them to other friends, in a way as a reminder that there are 'real'
calendars with real holy-days, not just shopping days... Eventually
some people I don't know asked to receive, also. This is a letter from Kathmandu, and it's mostly about holy-days and festivals in Kathmandu,
which connects with the geneal Hindu calendar, and also the Tibetan
calendar is included.
Love and Pranams,
Billy
January 2012
Vasant Panchami/Saraswati Puja, Jan 28
Maghe Sankranti (Jan 15) - from the Himalayan Times
Swasthani Vrata
December 2011
Greetings
November 2011
Vivaha Panchami (Nov 29)
Buddha´s Decent from Tushita Heaven (Nov 17)
Haribodhini Ekadasi (Nov 6)
October 2011
Tihar (Oct 25/28)
Dasain 2
September 2011
Dasain 1
Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year 5772
Indra Jatra/Kumari
Jatra (Sep 9-16)
hariparivartani
Ekadasi (Sep 8)
August 2011
Teej (Aug 31-Sep 2)
Gokarna Aunshi - Nepali Father's Day (Aug 29)
Janmashthami Aug 21
Janai Poorni-Gai Jatra-Mata-Ya (August 13,14,15)
Padmasambhava is born in lotus (August 8)
July 2011
Gunla and more
Ghantakarna (July28)
Guru Purnima (July 15)
April 2011
2 Jatras, New Year, and Ram Navami
March 2011
Losar 2011
Mahashivaratri March 2
November 2010
Tihar (Nov 4-7)
October 2010
Dasain
Buddha descent from Tushita Heaven
September 2010
Janmashthami - Shri Krishna's Birthday (Sep 1)
Gokarna Aunshi - Fathers' Day (September 8)
Teej (Sep 11-12) - Ganesh Chatha (Sep 12)
Hariparivartani Ekadasi/Indradhvajottanam (Sep 19/20)
Indra Jatra / Kumari Jatra - Sep 20-27
August 2010
Janai Poorni/Gai Jatra/Mata-Ya (Aug 24/25/26)
Nag Panchami Aug 14Gunla
Ghantakarna August 8
July 2010
Guru Purnima (July 25)
Padmasambhava Birthday
First Teaching (Choekhor Duechen) July 15
Trishul Jatra
June 2010
Monsoon is here !
Bhoto showing, June 27
May 2010
Saka Dawa (start 14 May)
April 2010
Happy New Year for the umpteenth time this year... Vikram Sambat 2067
February 2010
Kumbamela 3
Kumbamela2
kumbamela
January 2010
Going to Kumbha Mela
The Ides of Magh/Vasant Panchami-Saraswati Puja (Jan 20)
December 09
Seto Macchendranath Snan (Dec. 24)
November 09
Buddha's Descent From Tushita (Nov 9)
October 2009
Haribodhini Ekadasi (Oct 29)
Tihar
September 2009
Buddha's Descent From Tushita (Nov 8)
Dasain
Indrajatra- Sep1-8
August 2009
Teej (Aug23-26), Ganesh Chatahurti(Aug 24)
Father's Day (Gokarna Aunshi - Aug 20)
Janmashthami Aug 13
Janai Poorni/Rakshabandhan Aug 5th, Gai Jatra Aug 6th
July 2009
Padmasambhava's Birthday (July 31)
Nag Panchami July 26
Gunla (July 23- August 21)
Guru Poornima July 7
Happy Birthday HH Dalai Lama
June 2009
Harishayani Ekadasi
May 2009
Saka Dawa May 25- June 22
Buddha Jayanti May 9
April 2009
Mata Tirtha Aunshi (April25)
New Year Vikram Sambat 2066
Ram Navami
March 2009
Holi days
February 2009
1) Shiva ratri
2) Tibetan Lhosar
January 2009
Sarasavati celebrations with one more of Billy's great articles is waiting for you here:
December 2008
click here
Here are letters we got November 2008 .
click on the pics and enjoy:
October 2008 Letter is here, and you are all welcome to click on Laxmi and enjoy it.
