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Maha Nawami is the great ninth day of the Dasain festival. On this day, the eighteen-limbed Goddess Durga Bhawani along with other nine goddesses killed the demon called Mahisasur. On this day, every Nevah household makes the sacrifice of a male duck or a rooster or a male goat or ‘ku-bin-do’ (a fruit that symbolizes
Maha Astami is the great eighth day of the Dasain festival. On this day, Goddess Taleju Bhawani: another name of Goddess Durga Bhawani is brought from the majestic temple to the one-storey building called ‘Dasain ghar’ at the ancient palace in Kathmandu and other ancient towns throughout Nepal for making offering to the Goddess Taleju
Dipankha Yatra is not an annual or a regular event but it happens only when the five planetary positions come together. So, Dipankha Yatra is rare event and held only after 20 or 25 years. The five planetary alignment means the full moon day of Aswin (September/October), ‘sankranti’ means the first day of the month
Navaratri means nine nights. It starts on the first day of the Dasain festival. Devotees visit nine different goddesses: one each goddess early in the morning and then in the evening. Nine different goddesses are the manifestations of the Goddess Durga Bhavani. Each one of these goddesses is located on the periphery of ancient towns.