On the ninth and 10th days of Dashain — Oct. 21 and 22 this year — mass sacrifices occur at all levels of society. Soldiers perform a mass butchering at dawn near Kathmandu's Durbar Square.

Dashain is our ancestors' gift to us, and we should celebrate it in our own unique way. A version of this article appears in the print on October 5, 2021, of The Himalayan Times. #Dashain #good ...

Dashain has nothing to offer to poor families which form a large portion of the country. It rather appears as a perilous hurricane, much more powerful and disastrous than the tsunami, Katrina and ...

Thousands are expected to attend the second annual Dashain-Diwali Mela, a festival being put on by the Bhutanese Nepali community in Reynoldsburg on Saturday. The event is a combined celebration ...

The tenth day of Dashain, which also is known as Bijaya Dashami is one of the most important days of the fortnightly festival observed by Hindus in Nepal. KATHMANDU: If it wasn't for the COVID-19 ...

Economists and experts point out the eight days off for Hindu festivals are too many. The country is still developing and cannot afford to have shops and businesses close down. A Protestant clergyman ...