Haribodhani or Thuli Ekadashi || A religious ceremony in Budhanilakantha Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal

Happiness!

:wink::blush::yum::sunglasses::heart_eyes:

Yeah! We all need happiness.

The happiness becomes alive when it embeds with culture.

Happy moments repeat here every year along with worshipping, singing, dancing and enchanting. You can see happy faces all around. And this is another happy day with the celebration of ‘Thuli Ekadashi’ or ‘Haribodhani Ekadashi’; the greatest of all Ekadashis throughout the year. It is celebrated 4 days earlier than full moon day of month of Kartik throughout the country. This video is taken in Budhanilkantha Temple area, Kathmandu.

In Ekadashi day people don’t eat foods and only take fruit items or milk products. Most of the people visit the temple with fasting.

You see these blissful elders singing and dancing very actively on the ground of Budhanilkantha temple enchanting the song of lord ‘Narayana’ aka ‘Krishna’. No matter how much physical properties we have but happiness remains alive in our heart.

Women. Oh! They are even happier. How do they gain efficient energy despite of empty stomach during Ekadashi day, god knows. The rituals performed in different places are unique for different citizens also.

I am sure you are happy seeing this. And I am happy to be a Google local guide.

Thank you.

Note: Nepali calendar has approximately 30 days in each month (maximum 32 & minimum 28 days). In each 15 days interval Ekadashi happens. Counting from Ekadashi day the fool moon day or new moon day happen 5 days later. In Ekadashi people; mostly female don’t eat food products and only take fruit or milk products. This is been practice since from human civilization. This way religion is maintaining the dietary pattern of people as fruits give stomach a bit rest from its day to day functioning and provide additional nutrients. In contrary nowadays in some regions people use to eat foods like corn etc. It’s not mandatory to follow such dietary pattern, religion says. It also suggests not to maintain such dietary pattern for kids, elders, diseased people or any person with any difficulties. One must feel comfortable while doing rituals.

[The main statue of lord Narayan is not included here as it was restricted to take photo on statue’s periphery. You can check the statue from here.]

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You present a very beautiful history @BishowvijayaP Thanks a lot! because of nice story sharing with us.

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I am very happy getting your feedback @OmarBD . :slight_smile:

Thank you so much.

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Wow very interesting festival and pictures bro @BishowvijayaP

Local guides connect is the best platform to know more about different cultural activities around world. Internet provide us more information but local guides connect is something different platform to know real facts and real story. Again I’m a fan of your writing style. :ok_hand::ok_hand::ok_hand:

Thanks for sharing with us.

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Its my pleasure to share real facts and stories with you @NareshDarji . :slight_smile:

As you like it I will keep exploring the things around me. Thank you so much for your valuable feedback.

You may like this post @AkmalB , @NarenChandra , @SalmaanN @TraciC @HelloSamsonR @Kamalhasnainee @ErmesT @Jnjoe

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Hello brother, @BishowvijayaP its calledthee in India thuli ekadashi.great writing man. Worth reading.

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Of course I love your post @BishowvijayaP ,

It is a really beautiful event, and contain an important word: “happiness

Happiness is something that shoud play an important role in the life a people, and a culture that is embedding the happiness in, deserve the respect of all the planet.

Thanks a lot for sharing, as usual, beautiful and important post.

Ermes

A technical note: being in “travel and advice” board, you would be nice if could you include in your post some extra information:

Where (a link to Google Maps)

When (4 days earlier than full moon day of month of Kartik is not easy to translate)

How to reach the event (if possible)

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Hi @BishowvijayaP

You show us a beautiful page from Hindu history and healthy festival. The peoples are looking so energetic and happy, no doubt that fruits and dairy products are much better than cooked food with spices.

You took beautiful photos and shot nice video.Thanks for the information and every single details.

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@BishowvijayaP Very interesting story and Thuli Ekadashi, A religious ceremony in Budhanilakantha Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal bringing happiness and now bringing happiness to Connect, happiness is something we can all appreciate here bro thanks for sharing @BishowvijayaP

kind regards @DavidTito @NareshDarji @NarenChandra @ShafiulB check it out

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Very interesting festival bro @BishowvijayaP

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Happy happy time bro @BishowvijayaP :tada::gift::tada::gift::tada::gift:

Food , parties , :man_dancing: dancing wooow

And you looks more beardos ;-))))))

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Hi @BishowvijayaP

#Celebration time! Celebrating #life, happiness and humanity. Thank you +Bishowvijaya Pandey​ for caring and sharing this wonderful event. Beautiful bright colours and #happiness in music plus dancing! Haribodhani or Thuli Ekadashi || A religious ceremony in Budhanilakantha Temple, #Kathmandu, #Nepal #GoogleLocalGuides #LocalGuidesConnect +Google Local Guides​

Life is for celebrating and happiness. Thank you for caring and sharing your happiness with us.

Best wishes

@Justine2807

Fun times in Nepal. Check this out @SarahKa , @BudionoS , @Osaka78forTRUMP

@AlejandraMaria

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Thanks a lot @NarenChandra . Its pleasure to have your feedback. Stay happy :blush:


@NarenChandra wrote:

Hello brother, @Bishowvijaya its calledthee in India thuli ekadashi.great writing man. Worth reading.

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It’s my another happiness to have your feedback @ErmesT bro. :blush:


ermest wrote:

A technical note: being in “travel and advice” board, you would be nice if could you include in your post some extra information:

Where (a link to Google Maps)

When (4 days earlier than full moon day of month of Kartik is not easy to translate)

How to reach the event (if possible)


Where: I had already provided the link in content. But in new posts I will try to display map link of place more clearly.

When: Unlike in English calender we don’t have any specific date for the happening of religious ceremony. The duration of month varies based on the position of planets on the sky and so do the events. But it often falls on November. I will try to provide approx. time periods by now.

How to reach: I never thought about this. I will keep this in mind.

Thanks a lot bro. Keep me guiding in upcoming days too. :blush::blush::blush:

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Its my pleasure to express myself in between you and others via. such type of posts. Thank you so much for giving me a feedback. Also keep suggesting me if I need to make any improvements on posts. :blush:


@AkmalB wrote:

Thanks for the information and every single details.


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That’s right @DavidTito . You can come here and join with me in any of such type of ceremonies.

Nepal is always ready to welcome you. :blush: Thanks a lot for your feedback.


@DavidTito wrote:

Nepal bringing happiness and now bringing happiness to Connect, happiness is something we can all appreciate here bro thanks for sharing

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It is my own pleasure to give a feedback for a beautiful post @BishowvijayaP

My idea is to make it not only beautiful, but also helpful for the people that, reading your post, would like to join the event in the future. Promote the beauty is a beautiful action.

Ermes

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Yeah @ThanulakshanS bro. Its even interesting while joining with locals. Thank you so much for your feedback. :blush:


@ThanulakshanS wrote:

Very interesting festival bro @Bishowvijaya

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Always a good chemistry of happiness, music and dancing @OSAMA bro.

Just lack of yours by my side for dancing.

I just remembered a line by one of the local guide:

Grow the beard, grow the map. :blush: haha

Thanks a lot bro for feedback.


@OSAMA wrote:

And you looks more beardos ;-))))))


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I am enriched with double happiness @Justine2807 . One is to have fun while joining local events and another is to share events with guides and having their responses. So you are also a reason of my happiness. Thanks for providing a feedback. :blush::blush:

@AlejandraMaria you may like this post. :blush:

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