Famous religious places of Nepal
Nepal is not only rich in natural beauties. It is also
rich in traditions, cultural and historical places or importance. Nepal is
multi cultural, multi-lingual, multi-religious country. There are many
religious places which are related to different religious. Some of the major
religious places are pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Ram janaki mandir in
Janakpur, Manakamana in gorkha, Barahachhetra in sunsari, Krishna temple in
Patan, Lumbini, Swyambhunath in Kathmandu, Jame mosque in Kathmandu, and so on.
Pashupatinath
In Kathmandu there are so many temples and other
religious places. Among them, Pashupatinath is one of the most famous temples
in the country. Most of the hindus wants to visit here because it is the temple
of god mahadev. It is situated about five kilometre east of the city centre.
This temple was made many years ago by mandev, perhaps around 400 A.D. It was
also enlisted in World heritage site by UNESCO in 1972 A.D. There are about
1000 shivalingas in Pashupati area.Swayambhunath
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Ram Janaki Temple
It is located in Janakpur. It is one of the famous
holy places of Hindus. It is believed that this temple was constructed by the
queen Brishbhanu Kumari of Tikamgadh. This temple is full of Mithila art and
architecture. It is constructed in Shikhar style. It gives the identity of our
country. This temple is also called Naulakha Mandir because it was constructed
on 28th Magh 1967 B.S at the cost of nine lakh rupees.
Larumba
It is an important holy place of Kirant community of
Nepal. It is located in Ilam district. Kirant people gather here to celebrate
their festivals. They worship their god according to their culture and read
Mundhum. They offer flowers, cloth, money, naivedhya and grain to god but
animal sacrificing, drinking alcohol, and smoking is prohibited here.
Assuption Church
It is the holy place of Christians. It is located at
Dhobighat of Lalitpur district. The wall of church is decorated with thanka
painting in which the life and serves of jesus Christ is presented. Mostly,
people gathered here on Saturday to prey to jesus Christ. Christian people come
here during Christmas and other festivals. It was constructed in 1955 A.D.
Lumbini
Lumbini is one of the most famous place of Nepal. It is the birth place of Gautam Buddha so it
is holy place of Buddhist. It is located in Rupandehi district. It has a number
of temples including the Mayadevi temple and other many temple which was
constructed by many countries in the memory and respect of Lord Gautam Buddha.
A holy pond called Puskarini is also located here where the Buddha’s mother
took the ritual dip prior to his birth. Gautam Buddha is also called the light
of Asia. Lumbini is also enlisted in world heritage site by UNESCO in 1977 A.D.
It is the pride of our country Nepal.
Besides above mentioned places and temples, there are
several religious places in Nepal. In Nepal people are very religious natured.
That’s why we can find religious places in every ward and tole. Whatever the
religion these places belongs to all of people of Nepal. These places are also
national heritages of country. So it is Nepalese responsibility to preserve
them.
Some of the cultural heritages of Nepal
As we all know that Nepal is multi-cultural country.
So several type of dresses, ornaments, folk music, folk dances, etc are
practiced here. Some of the cultural heritages of Nepal are given below.
Traditional Dresses
The traditional dress of our country Nepal is different according to castes, races, sex
and geographical location. Daura-suruwal, topi, bona, bakkhu, petani, hakupatasi,
gaman, bhoto, mekhali, ghanghar, lehenga, tikiya, klatoli etc are the major
traditional dresses worn by the people of Nepal.
Traditional Ornaments
Like traditional dresses, Nepalese women wear
different types of ornaments. Some of the important ornaments worn by Nepalese
women are dhungri, bulaki, fuli, kalli, tilhari, naugedi, shirbandi, kampani
mala, chandrahar, authi, nathuni, bichhiya, mungamala, hasuli, cheptesun, etc.
Traditional Dances
The dances which are practiced in past by the
particular people of religion is called traditional dances. Traditional dances
are differ according to castes and places. Some of the traditional dances which
are practiced by the particular communities of Nepal are deuda dance, balan,
sangini, maruni, karua, dhan naach, lakhe nach, jhangad naach, satar naach,
baiarab naach, sabai, sakhiya, sorati, chanchari, hudkeli, etc.
Folk Musical Instruments
Several folk musical instruments are practiced in
different parts of Nepal. Some of the important folk musical instruments of
Nepal are panchai baja, madal, sarangi, binnayo, flute, dhol, ektare, damphu,
damaru etc.
Typical Nepali utensils
Different types of Nepali utensils are used in our
household such as Karuwa, Amkhora, Surathi, Khadkula, Anti, Gagri, Kanchko,
Thal, Tapke, Kachaura, etc.
Typical Nepali Rituals
From the birth to death, Nepalese people perform
several rituals such as Chhaithi, Nwaran, Pasni, chhewar, bratabandha, ihin,
janku, bhim ratharohan, ghewa, janaja, mundane, etc.
Sculpture
Making objects of different shapes, sizes and features
of metal, stone, wood, clay, glasses, etc is called sculpture. Some example of
sculpture are:
Stone sculpture: Budhanilkantha, Birupakshya.
Metal Sculpture: Statue of Buddha, statue of various
god and goddess.
Wood sculpture: The statues made on the door and other
parts of the temples of Nepal.
Clay sculpture: People of terai region of Nepal make
the statues of various god and goddess durng dashain and tihar.
Architecture
The art dealing with a place of dwelling is called
architecture. Various types of architecture of Nepal are:
Pagoda style: Temple of pashupatinath of Kathmandu,
Nyatpol of Bhaktapur.
Stupa or Chaitya style: Mayadevi temple of Lumbini,
Swayambhunath, Boudhanath.
Shikhar style: Krishna Mandir of Patan.
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