Kushe Aunsi, also called Buwa Ko Mukh Herne Din or Gokarna Aunsi, falls on the dark‑moon day of Bhadra. Families bring home sanctified kusha grass, perform ancestor rites and show reverence to their living fathers with gifts, food and blessings.

What is it?

Vedic texts hail kusha as a purifier; sages used it for sacrificial seats. Bringing fresh kusha on this day invites protection for the household. Offering water (tarpan) at Gokarna Mahadev grants peace to departed ancestors, while feeding fathers ensures long life and prosperity.

Legend & Significance

<ol><li>Kush Collection (dawn, 23 Aug 2025): Priests distribute holy grass; households stick a bundle above the main door.</li><li>Tarpan & Shraddha (05:40–10:30 NST): Sons perform water libations at Gokarneshwar or local rivers remembering forefathers.</li><li>Father’s Day Ceremony (mid‑morning): Children touch father’s feet, apply tika, offer sweets, clothes and blessings.</li><li>Family Feast (afternoon): Traditional kheer‑chiura, fruits, meat dishes and laddus shared together.</li></ol>

Ritual Flow

<ul><li>Mass ancestor rites on the Bagmati at Gokarna Mahadev</li><li>Motiram Bhatta memorial recitations (the poet was born on Kushe Aunsi)</li><li>Gift fairs selling dhaka caps, shawls and sweet hampers for fathers</li></ul>

Cultural Highlights

Main venue: Gokarneshwar Mahadev, Kathmandu (≈120 000 devotees). Other hubs: Pashupatinath Arya Ghat, Swayambhu, Pokhara Bindyabasini and village riverbanks. Festival window 2025: 22–23 Aug 2025.

Where & When

Sweet rice pudding served with beaten rice and ghee to fathers and priests.

Kheer‑Chiura

Crisp rice‑flour rings offered during morning blessings.

Sel Roti

Bananas, mangoes and pears presented as refreshing prasad.

Seasonal Fruits

Ghee‑rich sweets gifted to fathers for auspiciousness.

Laddu & Peda

Amavasya Tithi: 22 Aug 11 : 58 – 23 Aug 11 : 38 NST · Kush collection & tarpan best 05 : 40 – 10 : 30 NST (Kathmandu).

Kushe Aunsi 2025 Date & Amavasya Tithi

Observe Kushe Aunsi on 23 Aug 2025: fetch sacred kush grass, honour fathers with gifts, offer tarpan at Gokarna and shop essential puja items.

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Kushe Aunsi Essentials: Kush Grass, Father’s Gifts & Puja Items

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Kushe Aunsi Live – Gokarna Shraddha & Family Blessings

Kushe Aunsi (कुशे औंसी / बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन)

Kush collection, tarpan and Father’s Day ceremonies till 11 : 38 NST. Family feasts all afternoon.

Kushe Aunsi & Father’s Day

Tithi starts 11 : 58 NST 22 Aug; devotees prepare kusha bundles and offerings overnight.

Amavasya Tithi Begins

Naag Panchami falls on the bright‑half Panchami of Shrawan. Devotees in Nepal revere serpent deities by plastering snake motifs on doorways, offering milk, dubo grass and singing hymns to seek protection from calamities and ensure fertility of land.

Puranic lore speaks of Lord Krishna subduing the venomous Kaliya and of Astika Muni saving serpents from King Janamejaya’s sacrificial fire. Worshipping Naags on this day averts snakebite, heals kaal sarpa dosha and brings rain for bumper harvest.

<ol><li>Door Plastering (dawn, 29 Jul): Cow‑dung paste studded with rice flour snake images on main doorframe.</li><li>Milk Puja (05:41–08:23 NST): Offer milk, honey, turmeric and dubo at serpent shrines such as Nag Pokhari.</li><li>Family Feast (afternoon): Share kheer, fruits and laddus; children display clay snake figurines.</li></ol>

<ul><li>Mass milk‑abhishek at Nag Pokhari, Naxal</li><li>Traditional Naag Naach folk dance in Bhaktapur</li><li>Street stalls selling dubo, clay snakes and herbal anti‑venom charms</li></ul>

Main venue: Nag Pokhari, Naxal, Kathmandu (≈70 000 visitors). Other hubs: Taudaha Lake, Changu Narayan, Siddha Pokhari and valley village serpent shrines. Festival window 2025: 28–29 Jul 2025.

Fresh cow milk poured over snake icons and Shivalinga, then shared as blessed drink.

Milk Offering

Tri‑bladed sacred grass offered to Naags and worn on the ear for protection.

Dubo Grass

Sweet rice pudding flavoured with cardamom and ghee, served after morning puja.

Kheer

Gram‑flour laddus with jaggery and sesame distributed to children and neighbours.

Laddu Prasad

Puja 05:41–08:23 NST on 29 Jul 2025 · Panchami Tithi: 11:24 PM 28 Jul – 12:46 AM 30 Jul (Kathmandu).

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Naag Panchami Live – Milk Abhishek & Folk Songs

Naag Panchami (नाग पञ्चमी)

Snake‑worship, milk offering and door plastering from 05:41–08:23 NST. Cultural fairs all day.

Naag Panchami Puja Day

Panchami Tithi opens 11:24 PM 28 Jul; devotees prepare milk and dubo offerings overnight.

Panchami Tithi Begins

Janai Purnima, also called Raksha Bandhan or Rishi Tarpani, falls on the full-moon of Shrawan. Brahmins and Kshatriyas renew the sacred thread (janai) while priests tie a coloured cotton doro on everyone’s wrist for protection. Families celebrate with sprouted-bean kwati soup and exchange rakhis.

Scriptures relate how Lord Vishnu defeated the demon King Bali by the power of a protective thread. The doro symbolises that safeguard, while the new janai reminds wearers to uphold purity of thought, word and deed.

<ol><li>Thread Preparation (8 Aug 2025): Priests twist fresh cotton strands and sanctify them with Vedic mantras.</li><li>Janai Purnima (9 Aug 2025): Holy dip, Gayatri japa, thread change and doro tying between 05:30–13:39 NST.</li><li>Kwati Feast (9 Aug evening): Nine-bean sprouted soup, dahi-chiura and sweets shared after sunset.</li></ol>

<ul><li>Mass bathing and thread-changing at Kumbheshwar Pokhari, Patan</li><li>Pilgrimage to Gosaikunda alpine lake for sacred dip</li><li>Water-buffalo sacrifice &amp; Deopokhari Jatra in Khokana (day after Purnima)</li></ul>

Main venue: Kumbheshwar Temple, Patan (≈100 000 visitors). Other hubs: Pashupatinath, Gosaikunda, Khokana Deopokhari and Nepali diaspora temples. Festival window 2025: 8–10 Aug 2025.

Hearty soup of nine sprouted beans simmered with spices and ghee.

Kwati Soup

Sanctified yellow-red protection thread tied on the wrist.

Doro Cotton

Curd and beaten rice combo taken after rituals for freshness and energy.

Dahi-Chiura

Sweet flour balls with ghee and cardamom offered to priests and sisters.

Laddu

Thread ceremony 05:30–13:39 NST · Purnima Tithi ends 13:39 NST · Kwati feast evening.

Janai Purnima 2025 Date & Muhurat

Celebrate Janai Purnima on 9 Aug 2025: sacred thread change, doro blessings at Kumbheshwar, Kwati feast and rakhi shopping essentials.

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Janai Purnima (जनै पूर्णिमा)

Replace sacred thread and tie doro 05:30–13:39 NST. Purnima Tithi ends 13:39 NST.

Janai Purnima Thread Ceremony

Enjoy nine-bean kwati soup with ghee and beaten rice after sunset.

Kwati Khane Feast

Krishna Janmashtami marks the midnight birth of Lord Krishna on Bhadraba 8 (Ashtami) and is one of Nepal’s most jubilant Vaishnav festivals. Devotees observe a strict fast, chant Hare Krishna, enact temple dramas and break pots of curd in lively Dahi-Handi games.

The Bhagavata Purana narrates how Krishna appeared in Kansa’s prison, freed his parents and subdued evil. Fasting till midnight symbolises standing with Krishna against ignorance; breaking the fast with butter recalls the divine child’s love for makhan.

<ol><li>Jhulan Yatra (8–15 Aug 2025): Krishna and Radha idols placed on ornate swings for evening kirtans.</li><li>Janmashtami Fast (16 Aug 2025): Devotees bathe pre-dawn, wear yellow or peacock-hued attire and read the Gita.</li><li>Nishita Puja (16 Aug, 23:46 – 00:30 NST): Midnight abhishek, blowing of conch and offering of 56-item chhappan bhog.</li><li>Parana & Nandotsav (17 Aug 2025): Fast broken after 05:35 NST with makhan-mishri; distribution of sweets, temple fairs and Dahi-Handi competitions.</li></ol>

<ul><li>Dahi-Handi pyramids in Kathmandu’s Basantapur and Bhaktapur Taumadhi squares</li><li>12-hour kirtan marathon at ISKCON Budhanilkantha streamed internationally</li><li>Flute-recital contests and children’s fancy-dress as Bal Gopal</li></ul>

Main venue: Patan Krishna Mandir, Durbar Square (≈150 000 visitors). Other hubs: ISKCON Budhanilkantha, Bal Krishna Ashram Teku, Mangalbarey Dham, and Nepali diaspora temples worldwide. Festival window 2025: 15–17 Aug 2025.

Sacred mix of milk, curd, ghee, honey and jaggery used in the midnight abhishek.

Panchamrit

Roasted whole-wheat sweetened crumble with dry fruits—Krishna’s favourite prasad.

Panjiri

Fresh white butter churned with rock sugar crystals; offered at Parana.

Makhan-Mishri

Energy-dense laddus of almond, cashew and dates for post-fast nourishment.

Dry-Fruit Laddu

Fasting & Nishita Puja: 16 Aug 2025 · Parana/Nandotsav: 17 Aug 2025. Includes puja muhurat and sunrise data for Kathmandu.

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Krishna Janmashtami (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी)

Day-long fast ending with Nishita Puja 23:46–00:30 NST (Kathmandu). Chandrodaya: 23:15 NST.

Krishna Janmashtami & Nishita Puja

Break fast after 05:35 NST; temple fairs, makhan-mishri distribution and Dahi-Handi events.

Parana & Nandotsav

Haritalika Teej is a three-day Hindu festival (Bhadra 9-11, 2082 B.S.) when Nepali women venerate Parvati’s devotion to Shiva. The observance blends lavish Dar-Khane feasts, a strict water-less fast (nirjala vrata) and ecstatic courtyard dances.

Scriptures recount Parvati’s penance—she sculpted a clay Shiva idol and fasted on Tritiya until Shiva agreed to marry her. Women imitate this austerity, praying for conjugal harmony, health and spiritual merit.

<ol><li>Dar-Khane (25 Aug 2025): Midnight feast of goat curry, sel-roti, yoghurt, nuts and sweets.</li><li>Teej Fast (26 Aug 2025): From 03:30 NST women in crimson saris and green pote queue at Shiva shrines, pour holy water on the Shivlinga, sing hymns and dance till dusk.</li><li>Rishi Panchami (28 Aug 2025): Sunrise bath with datiwan twigs, veneration of Sapta Rishi and closing sattvic meal.</li></ol>

<ul><li>Song-and-dance contests in Basantapur Durbar Square</li><li>Midnight abhishek of Shiva at Pashupatinath live-streamed worldwide</li><li>Charity stalls offering jal and energy drinks to fasters</li></ul>

Main venue: Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu (≈400 000 visitors). Other hubs: Halesi Mahadev, Galeshwor, Siddheshwar Dham and Nepali diaspora temples. Festival window 2025: 25–28 Aug 2025.

Ring-shaped rice-flour doughnuts fried crisp; essential Dar-Khane item.

Slow-braised goat curry richly spiced with garam masala.

Mutton Curry

Almonds, cashews, raisins and dates shared during the feast.

Dry Fruits

Cooling energy beverage made from sago pearls, cardamom and honey.

Sabudana Drink

Dar-Khane: 25 Aug 2025 · Teej fast: 26 Aug 2025 · Rishi Panchami: 28 Aug 2025. Includes puja muhurat and sunrise data for Kathmandu.

Teej 2025 Date, Dar-Khane Night & Rishi Panchami Schedule

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Haritalika Teej (हरितालिका तीज)

Feasting from 16:00 NST; menu features khasi ko masu, sel-roti, kheer and assorted mithai.

Dar-Khane Night

Fasting starts 03:30 NST; recommended Pashupatinath entry 09:00–12:00 NST. Puja Muhurat: 05:40–08:14 NST.

Haritalika Teej Fast

Purification bath at 05:50 NST; Sapta Rishi puja 11:05–13:39 NST.

DiscoverCultural Occasions

Kushe Aunsi (कुशे औंसी / बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन)

Naag Panchami (नाग पञ्चमी)

Janai Purnima (जनै पूर्णिमा)

Krishna Janmashtami (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी)

Haritalika Teej (हरितालिका तीज)

Kushe Aunsi (कुशे औंसी / बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन)