Ama Ghar Stories: Tihar
November 8, 2024Tihar is our busiest holiday. We clean the house and prepare a lamp-lit path and beautiful mandalas to entice Goddess…- November 20, 2020The last two celebrations of Tihar are the most beautiful: Mha Puja, the celebration of the self and Bhai Tika,…
- November 16, 2020Any holiday that celebrates good over evil and light over darkness is certainly welcome in our 2020 world... at Ama…
- November 16, 2020Now that Dashain is over, it's time for Tihar, the Newari version of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. At Ama…
- November 11, 2019One of the most beautiful celebrations in the Nepali culture is the Newari tradition of Mha Puja - celebration of…
- October 29, 2019Laxmi Puja takes place on the third day of Tihar and is the beginning of our celebration at Ama Ghar…
- October 29, 2014That's what the older boys said... "the best Tihar ever"... but it was bittersweet. That's because the whole Ama Ghar…
- November 12, 2013The Festival of Lights, known as Tihar in the Kathmandu Valley, was happily celebrated last week by the Ama Ghar…
- November 19, 2012We love to celebrate the Nepali festivals at Ama Ghar, as performing these rituals bonds us as a family of…
- November 14, 2011Tihar Hi, it's Meena again from Ama Ghar. I am really happy to be at Ama Ghar. I feel that…
- November 14, 2011Tihar Hi, it's Meena again from Ama Ghar. I am really happy to be at Ama Ghar. I feel that…
- October 27, 2011As promised in our last post about Dashain, here's a new post about the end of the festival. At the…
