A man should know something of his own country, too, before he goes abroad. Where else on earth you get to see the diversity in almost everything form art and culture, tradition, life style, flora fauna, and landscape to climate, architecture and so on. Very little people have had the opportunity to grasp the understanding of its uniqueness and view the strength of its heritage.
It’s our country “Nepal”, you can see the beauty even in stillness which you pass by every now and then. They have lot to share and a grand story to tell, so out of your daily motion steal away the moment of silence to realize what we exactly are missing and give an ear to there speechless whisper.Nepal is constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with legal provisions of no prejudice against other religions. The Hindu inhabitants in the country has been constantly over 80 percent since the 1950s Nepal has many customs and beliefs that might be difficult to understand and not so easy to obey but this is the way life is lived here. Nepal's culture is greatly influenced by its music, architecture, religion and literature. Your first sight of Nepal may leave you speechless, the great quantities of temples, churches, monasteries and other religious buildings, the hurly-burly in the streets and the number of people and animals socializing on every corner of the narrow cobble-stone lanes. Nepal has about thirty-six different ethnic groups and multiple religions and languages. The architecture of Nepal is another art that has become an important part of the country's culture. Its music is similarly varied, with pop, religious, classical and folk music being popular.
It’s our country “Nepal”, you can see the beauty even in stillness which you pass by every now and then. They have lot to share and a grand story to tell, so out of your daily motion steal away the moment of silence to realize what we exactly are missing and give an ear to there speechless whisper.Nepal is constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with legal provisions of no prejudice against other religions. The Hindu inhabitants in the country has been constantly over 80 percent since the 1950s Nepal has many customs and beliefs that might be difficult to understand and not so easy to obey but this is the way life is lived here. Nepal's culture is greatly influenced by its music, architecture, religion and literature. Your first sight of Nepal may leave you speechless, the great quantities of temples, churches, monasteries and other religious buildings, the hurly-burly in the streets and the number of people and animals socializing on every corner of the narrow cobble-stone lanes. Nepal has about thirty-six different ethnic groups and multiple religions and languages. The architecture of Nepal is another art that has become an important part of the country's culture. Its music is similarly varied, with pop, religious, classical and folk music being popular.
A man should know something of his own country, too, before he goes abroad. Where else on earth you get to see the diversity in almost everything form art and culture, tradition, life style, flora fauna, and landscape to climate, architecture and so on. Very little people have had the opportunity to grasp the understanding of its uniqueness and view the strength of its heritage.
It’s our country “Nepal”, you can see the beauty even in stillness which you pass by every now and then. They have lot to share and a grand story to tell, so out of your daily motion steal away the moment of silence to realize what we exactly are missing and give an ear to there speechless whisper.Nepal is constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with legal provisions of no prejudice against other religions. The Hindu inhabitants in the country has been constantly over 80 percent since the 1950s Nepal has many customs and beliefs that might be difficult to understand and not so easy to obey but this is the way life is lived here. Nepal's culture is greatly influenced by its music, architecture, religion and literature. Your first sight of Nepal may leave you speechless, the great quantities of temples, churches, monasteries and other religious buildings, the hurly-burly in the streets and the number of people and animals socializing on every corner of the narrow cobble-stone lanes. Nepal has about thirty-six different ethnic groups and multiple religions and languages. The architecture of Nepal is another art that has become an important part of the country's culture. Its music is similarly varied, with pop, religious, classical and folk music being popular.Lalitpur is city in Nepal, on the Baghmati River, just south of Kathmandu. Lalitpur is the administrative center of Lalitpur District. Lalitpur was the capital of the traditional first king of Nepal. During the middle Ages the area was alternately an independent Newar kingdom or tributary to Kathmandu or Bhaktapur, until the Shah dynasty conquered it in 1768. The city was formerly known as Patan; the present Sanskrit name is now in official use. This place has many old names such as Yala, Yupagrama, Lalitpattan, and Manigla. The modern name - Lalitpur - means "the city of fine arts". The city is known for its metalwork, brassware, woven textiles, matches, and handicrafts; an industrial area was established in the 1960s. The site of Lalitpur is very old, having parts of ancient walls and Hindu temples dating from the 3rd century bc and Buddhist temples of the 15th and 16th centuries. Lalitpur in fact is only town in Nepal that has produced the highest number of most talented artists and finest craftsmen ever recorded in Nepalese art history. This ethnic race since the early settlements has established its own existence and recognition preserving its own indigenous culture, language, costumes, arts, literature, life styles, traditions etc. His Majesty’s Government of Nepal has designated Lalitpur as a Sub-Municipal Corporation. The city area is divided into 22 municipal wards spread over an area of 459 hectares.With the broad mission to promote and showcase the traditional culture of lalitpur and to recognize itself, Jayapu Samaj consisting of 36000 members has organized a five day long gala commencing on 26th September and to continue till 30th September, 2008 on the auspicious occasion of World Tourism Day. Jyapu Samaj was established in the year 1994 with the goal of maintain its impressive role on the society and to contribute towards nation’s advancement, raising the quality of life by adopting positive changes. Yala Mahotsav is definitely one of the most admirable steps they have taken to highlight the vault of treasure in terms of rich culture of Lalitpur, local products and its artistic heritage. The main objective of this program is to recapture and revive real mood and charm of the medieval life style of the city. Major places of lalitpur Durbar Square has been chosen as venue of this program. There is no more to ask for since they have set plan to totally entertain and capture the heart and mind of visitors with variety of programs: showcase of timeless masks, flock music and dance, medieval costumes show, exhibition of photographs carrying visual history, traditional food stall, live demonstration of wax molding, doll making etc. and don’t forget to catch the glimpse of famous persons. Let’s participate to quench our thirst to know more and do something un-usual then again something of great worth to experience.
Article By Sabita Shrestha
