Ghatasthapana

Auspicious time for Ghatasthapana at 11:29 AM – Dashain starts

Nepal is observing Ghatasthapana, which is the start of the fortnight-long Dashain festival. Ghatasthapana, which signifies the first day of Bada Dashain, falls on Aswin Shukla Pratipada. According to the Nepal Calendar Fixation Committee, the auspicious time for Ghatasthapana this year is 11:29 a.m. It involves the ceremonial sowing of maize and barley seeds in […]

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Ghatasthapana marks beginning of Dashain (Photo Feature)

A priest sows barley seeds to grow jamara, the saplings of which would be taken as the prasad of Goddess Durga, on the occasion of Gatasthapana — the first day of 15-day Dashain festival, at Hanumandhoka, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

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Ghatasthapana

Auspicious time for Ghatasthapana at 11:29 AM – Dashain starts

Ghatasthapana marks beginning of Dashain (Photo Feature)

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