Gaura Saptami
Saptami falls one day before Ashtami, the main festival day of the Gaura festival which runs from Putrada Ekadashi to Gaura Ashtami.
What is done on Gaura Saptami?
Women wear a "Saptanne" rope (a rope made by tying seven knots on a single thread) on their waist. The method of the old vratalu (Fast observer) and the new vratalu (First observer) is different, the new vratalu or the one who ties the rope (double thread) must take a paddy plant from the field and places it inside the worship house during the night to install the idol of Gaura Devi. And the Brahmin worships Purvanga and anoints the statue of Gaura (double thread).
In addition to this, preparations for Gaura Ashtami ie the main Gaura festival are also going on with great fanfare. We will bring all the information about the Gaura festival in a special article tomorrow, don't miss it.
Rashtriya Dharmasabha Diwas
Background of Rastriya Dharmasava in Nepal
Every year since 2066 BS, it is customary to celebrate the National Dharmasabha Day on the 9th of Bhadra every year. Taking you back to Nepal about 100 years ago, when Chandrashamser was the Prime Minister of Nepal. The first Dharmasabha was held in BS 1961 when Chandrashamser invited all the scholars and pundits to hold a week-long Dharmasabha. After that Dharmasabha, the official and formal Bikram Samvat of Nepal took place.
Modern Nepal and its context to dharma Sava
Nepal, full of Sanatan rites and traditions, is a country united in diversity and will build a common ground to protect all religions, communities, and traditions through the Dharmasabha. In 2066 BS, the then government of Nepal tried to take three insensitive decisions. It was a government step to make it a year of only 11 months and establish AD as a formal Nepali calendar. Besides, the decision to have a Nepali Bhatt priest in Pashupati was also taken at that time.
Vikram Samvat itself is multi-faced, the scientific aspect and features of Nepal Samvat and AD. Both are integrated in this ancient Vikram Sambat, not only scientific but also a link to Nepali identity. After that insensitive decisions of the communists led goverment, the Dharmasabha was formally registered for the protection of Nepali tradition. Guru Madhav Bhattarai also told Hamro Patro that it is customary to celebrate the National Dharmasabha every year on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi after Teej.
In this way, for the protection of Vedic Sanatan practice, identity, Vedic customs, and other religions and cultures in Nepali culture, the Dharmasabha also works closely with the Panchang Nirnayak Samiti, including the inclusion of festivals and dates in the annual calendar. Every year, the Dharmasabha Committee holds a Pandit Conference and protects and promotes the rules and regulations, including dates and festivals.
May this year's Dharmasabha Day take a pioneering step in preserving the identity, faith, traditions, and customs of Nepalis in the years to come? Mobile companion, a synonym of Nepalijan, Hamro Patro wishes Dharmasabha Day to all its users.
-Suyog Dhakal
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