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Tibetan wedding

May 3, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Wandering around Bauddha on the day of Buddha Purnima – 30 may – we came across partying Tibetans. Organization The wedding party took place in a regional clinic of Tibetan medicine. The area of the wedding celebration consisted of a small square with a tent, where tables and chairs were set up, and the waitresses were carrying dishes and drinks.... Read More

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Stupa to Stupa ultramaraton: from Swayambhu to Bouddha

April 8, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

On March 24, the STUPA TO STUPA STAGE was held in the Kathmandu Valley … – 54 km ultramarathon running mainly along the paths of tourist paths. The route connects the two most important Buddhist temples in Nepal and several Buddhist monasteries. This year’s run to 41 km was led by Roman Evarts from Lithuania. Then he lost the route... Read More

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Yakwool – how to buy it without a failure

April 4, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Initial recognition of the topic for those who want to buy a shawl made of yak wool. The first shopkeeper asked by me about yak wool showed a pile of neatly arranged shawls with bright colors saying ‘Yak wool, 300 rupees’. I stroked and touched the material and provocatively said ‘This is not yak wool, show me the real yak wool .’... Read More

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Timal Jatra: great buddhist festival

March 31, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Tamangs believe that the tradition of celebrating Temal Jatra was initiated 300 years ago by King Rhinjen Dorje Bal. According to historical data, it is believed that in the late Middle Ages, when Nepal was divided into many small states like Baisi (a group of 22 states) and Chaubisi (a group of 24 states) in the present province 3 –... Read More

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2145 – Year of the Earth Dog: Tibetan calendar

March 28, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

The tradition of the Losar festival dates back to prehistoric pre-Buddhist times in Tibet. When Tibetans traditionally practiced the Bon shamanic tradition, a festival was organized every winter in which people offered innumerable incense to local spirits and deities. This tradition has remained until today as the annual New Year’s Buddhist festival. Tibetan calendar – according to which the Buddhist... Read More

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Kathmandu: a visit to Boudanath

March 15, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

The way The price for a taxi from Thamel to Boudanath is around 300 – 400 Nepalese rupees. To get to Boudanath by public transport, go to the stop called Ratna Park – every Nepalese passerby will show you the way – and there (crossing the walking pedestrian going from Thamel or Ason Market) ask the drivers about Baudha. A... Read More

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Kathmandu, Stupa Bauddhanath: history and legend

March 4, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

The Boudhanath stupa is located about 7 km northeast of Thamel – Kathmandu city center, near the ancient trade route leading from Tibet. The stupa is 44 meters high, the stupa dome is about 7 meters in diameter. The area of the stupa is approximately 6,756 square meters. Bauddhanath is one of the largest and most significant Buddhist objects in... Read More

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Nepal: festival Holi – Phagu Purnima

March 2, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Fagu Purnima or Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated during the full moon … … at the end of the Nepalese Falgun month according to the Bikram Sambat calendar. In the southern region of Nepal, Terai, people are celebrating Holi a day later in relation to Holi celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley and in the mountainous regions of Nepal. Holi... Read More

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Translate Sanskrit into Russian

March 1, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Here are the words from Sanskrit from India 4 thousand years old. Now understand who are the founders of the written language, Slavs or Indians. But of course everything is much easier than it might seem. Slavs, are like arias not a nationality, but the designation of the territory on which the first highly developed form of the human language arose that later... Read More

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Women of Nepal: Portraits

February 22, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

It happened to be Lhosar, Tibetan New Year and while coming back from our walk to Kopan Monastery we took pictures of women. Maybe Nepalese look similar but different casts have their own looks. Each woman has her own kind of beauty. Here I’m going to show it. And here are more pictures. New Year in Kopan Monastery in Nepal Tibetan New Year... Read More