Now that Dashain is over, it’s time for Tihar, the Newari version of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. At Ama Ghar everyone pitches in to clean and then create Laxmi’s path, so that the goddess Laxmi can come to our home and bring us luck for the New Year. Once everything is squeaky clean, the fun begins… designing the beautiful …
Ama Ghar Celebrates the Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights, known as Tihar in the Kathmandu Valley, was happily celebrated last week by the Ama Ghar kids, their aunties and uncles and visitors. The most beautiful ceremony of the entire festival is the Newari tradition of Mha Puja, or celebration of the self. At this event, intricate and beautiful designs are drawn on the floor where …