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April 9, 2024 10:12 PM

Bisket Jatra starts in Bhaktapur marking Nepalese New Year

Bisket Jatra is a famous festival celebrated in Bhaktapur district of Nepal. It usually falls in April, and marks the Nepalese New Year. During this festival, a chariot carrying images of various deities is pulled through the streets, accompanied by...

April 4, 2024 4:58 PM

Sri Lankan abbot offers holy relics to Dalai Lama in India

Buddhist abbot Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Maha Nayaka Thero of Sri Lanka offered Lord Buddha's holy relics to exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama on Thursday (April 04) in Indian hill town of Dharamsala. The relics were excavated from present-day Piprahwa ...

Last updated on: 8th August 2026

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