INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU,DECEMBER 31The Gurung community is marking Tamu Lhosar today by bidding
adieu to the year gone by
In the Gurung language, 'Lho' means year or age and 'Sar' denotes change.
Chhath festival being observed today
Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar being observed today
Members of the Gurung community mark the festival by organising feasts and cultural
Tamu Lhosar is also associated with the rays of the sun, it is said.The festival is marked on the 15th of the Nepali month of Poush as
sunrays reach early in the geography of Gurung settlements including Lamjung, Gorkha, Tanahun, Syangja, Manang, Kaski and Parbat.
The festival is marked by Tamang and Sherpa community in the Nepali month of Magh and Falgun, respectively.The government has
announced public holiday on the occasion of Tamu Lhosar
Members of the Gurung community will organise a special programme at Tundikhel, Kathmandu, tomorrow.
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