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Bhaktapur Mahotsab 2024(भक्तपुर महोत्सव 2081) The Bhaktapur Municipality is planning a Five-day Bhaktapur Festival (भक्तपुर महोत्सव) that will take place from Mangshir 28, 2081, to Paush  2, 2081(December 13- 18). This information was provided during the Bhaktapur Mahotsav 2081 main committee meeting, which was presided over by Sunil Prajapati, the municipality’s head and the main committee chairman. According to some, the purpose of Bhaktapur Mahotsav (Bhaktapur Festival  2024) is to introduce the world about Bhaktapur’s unique and historic art, culture, festival, and way of life. A 161-member original ceremony committee and 13 committees and subcommittees have been established in order to finish the event in a spectacular manner.

Ekanta Kumari (The living Goddess of Bhaktapur) is revered as a living deity in the ancient city of Bhaktapur. The daughters from the Shakya and Bajracharya households, ranging in age from two to eight, are chosen to be the living goddess. The females are picked based on their favorable birth signs, other skills, and with the approval of their guardians .According to custom, on the day of the Gathasthapana of the Bada Dashain Festival (Mohani Nakha:), Bhaktapur’s Ekanta Kumari is taken to Basantapur’s Kumari Ghar, where she remains for the duration of the celebration. As the only Living Goddess in the world, the Kumari, or living manifestation of Goddess Taleju, is venerated and worshipped. Nepal is a country rich in heritage and culture. In Sanskrit, the word “Kumari” implies virgin. Including “the goddess of beauty and strength,” “the manifestation of goddess Taleju Bhawani,” and many others she is referred to as the Living Goddess . As worshiped “Kumari” or the Living Goddess up until the time of her first period, which is thought to be the moment the goddess leaves a girl’s body. Read More….