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Festivals are increasingly popular in Nepal, with there being many reasons to celebrate, religious or traditional. Many celebrations are accompanied by an elaborate ceremony, feasting and revelry. Planning your trip to coincide with a festival will guarantee you an experience to remember.

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Shivaratri: is the birthday of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and rebirth. This is one of the greatest festivals of the year, with literally thousands of townspeople, holy men and pilgrims flocking to the mela gathering at Pashupatinath. Here, there are night-long celebrations and vigils. Yogis gather from all over India and Nepal in order to perform rites.

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Bhoto Dekhaune: is one of Nepal’s biggest annual festivals of the summer. Held in Patan, sacred jewelled waistcoats are displayed in front of the royal family. This event is the climax of the festival of Rato Machhendranath, who is paraded through Patan for months in his huge 2-metre high chariot, a ritual that is meant to ensure a good monsoon rainfall.

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Teej: is held just three days after the full moon and is the most celebrated women’s event in Nepal. The most colourful women\'s festival in Nepal, it is celebrated over three days and sees fasting followed by ritual bathing and a period of dancing, singing and general excitement. Offerings are made to husbands and sins are washed away.

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On the fifth day, Lakshmi Puja, the goddess of prosperity is attracted towards homes by lamps and lights, which are hung in all windows and doors.

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