Akha Chhen - A Paradise Found!
Monday, 09 March 2009 01:51
Jwajalapa Webmaster
 While walking down the lanes of culturally rich Thimi, the traveller may chance upon a place called a chapahcho where there is a traditional wooden cum brick gate adorned with flaring the traditional frills atop it. As the very gate denotes, this house belonging to an aficionado has in store real exclusive treasures for the lovers of culture. This small article attempts to give information of the very institution Akha Chhen - The Cultural Museum and its associates.
The Cultural Museum
“Akha Chhen” literally means the Newah traditional house for teaching, practicing and performing traditional and classical music and dances. It is also a sacred place for storing musical instruments, dance costumes and worshiping Nasah Dyoh - Newah god of music and dances. Akha Chhen can be thought of as amalgamation of both a theater and a museum. With the traditional concept of Akha Chhen, Mr. Ganesh Ram Lachhi started to collect traditional musical instruments, costumes and other cultural objects which are slowly being extinct. With this collection, he formed a small cultural museum and named the very museum as “Akha Chhen”.
Last Updated ( Monday, 09 March 2009 02:50 )
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Akasha Crowned Miss Newa 2008
Wednesday, 31 December 2008 04:21
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 As the viewers looked on with abated breath, Akasha Bajracharya was crowned Miss Newa 2008 at a glittering contest held at Pragya Bhawan, Kamaladi - Kathmandu on Tuesday. Miss Newa 2008 Akasha Bajracharya was crowned by former Miss Newa 2007 Supriya Tuladhar. Miss Srijana Maharjan was first runner up while Miss Shrija Shrestha became second runner up. Similarly, Sanu Maiya Maharjan got the title "UFO Miss Talent", Rojita Shakya - "Miss Best Dress", Manisha Shrestha - "Miss Best Friendship", Nilima Ranjit - "Miss Best Hair" and Kripa Maharjan "Miss Best Skin". Susila Shrestha was Miss Photogenic, Kripa Maharjan - Miss Best Nepalbhasa, Kripa Shrestha Miss Discipline, Sharmila Maharjan - Miss Best Smile, Presca Udas - Miss Personality and Manisha Maharjan - Miss Charming.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 January 2009 22:23 )
Newar Ornaments
 Tayo
Tayo is the one of the largest Newar ethnic Jewelry piece of Nepal. It is a necklace worn by Newar girls, brides, and women as well as deities like Lokeswors, Yognis, Dipankers and Kumaris on the special ceremony. Tayo has high symbolic meanings and religious values. It is worn as it is believed that the pointed pendent part of the necklace symbolizes the Kathmandu Valley, while the facets of the pendent for the directions of the Valley, and a center jewel under the hood of the snake-heads is for the Swayambhu Stupa of the Kathmandu valley. The Swayambhu Stupa stands for the Pancha Buddhas. The places for the five Buddhas ( Pancha Buddha) in the Stupa are in a Mandala position Vairochan in the center, Akhswovya in the east, Amitabhava in the west, Amogha-sidhi in the north and Rana-Sambhava in the South. The Mandala symbolizes the Universe of the World related with the Mahayana Buddhism. Such is the importance of Tayo in the cultural heritage of Nepal. Pratapaditya Pal, the author of "Arts of Nepal" (a catalogue of the Los Angle County Museum) remarked it, "One example of gold jewelry (Tayo), its quality is eloquent testimony of the Newar craftsmen's skill and its asthebilty."
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 November 2008 18:30 )
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छाय् माल ज्वजलपा हे ?
 न्हापा स्वया अप्पो हे चलन चल्तिइ वय् धुंकूगु 'ज्वजलपा' खंग्वः नेवाः तजिलजि कथं अपोसियां स्वीकार याय् धुंकूगु खं बांलाक हे त्याजी धुंकूगु दु । अथे खयानं देशय दुने व देश पिने अझ तब्याके फैगु खंय् शंका, उपशंका ब्वलना हे च्वंगु दनि । हनेबहम्ह भाजुपिं वंकुन्थ प्र. लाकोल व रेवति रमणानन्द श्रेष्ठ व मेमेपिं साहित्यकार भाषाविद्तयसं थ्व ज्वजलपा खंग्वःयात यःहे मय्य्कूनिगु बांलाक सी दयावल अथे ख सां वयकः पिंके न्हृयसः, तय्गु नं याना हया कि नेवाः पहः वयकः हनेवनेगु न्हापांया खंग्वः छु दयकेमाली, छु धया संवोधन याय्माली धका न्यनाविया आः यात नमस्कार, नमस्ते हे छय्ला च्वंसा ज्यू धैथें याःगु नकारात्मक लिसः वल । तर थुकेन ज्वजलपा खंग्व वुलुहुँ वुलुहुँ येका हे यंकूगु सी दया वल । विशेष याना थीथी एफ एम रेडियोतसें व खंग्वः यात छेयलेगु यात युद्ध स्तरं हे न्हृयाकाविल । थुलि तक्क जुया वनकि ल्वल्व सुकाः सां 'ज्वजलपा' धकाः सुं म्हंसीके न्हृयोहे संवोधन याना हइगु थ्व च्वमिं बांलाक हे वाः चायकूगु खः तर झं झं वयात यय्कातुं यंकल । आःतक्क मध्ये दक्कले सक्रियम्ह ८७ दयाँ थकालीम्ह अले थौंकन्हे नेपालभाषा एकेदमीया चान्सलर जुया च्वना दीम्ह हनेबहम्ह भाजु सत्यमोहन जोशीजुं धाःसा सकलसित ज्वजलपा धका ल्हाःपाः निपां पेपुंका दवू दवूलिइ वय्कलं नंवाना स्वीकार यानादीधुंकल ।
Last Updated ( Monday, 27 April 2009 22:17 )
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Yomari Punhi
The festival is said to have started from panchal nagar(present day Panauti). Myth has it that Suchandra and Krita, a married couple, first  experimented with fresh yield of rice from their field, And what took shape turned out came to be known as yomari. The new delicacy was eventually distributed among the villagers. As the food was liked by all, the bread was named yomari, which literally means 'tasty bread'. The myth further states that on the same day the couple offered the god of wealth, Kuber, the new delicacy, who was passing by in a disguise. Following this Kuber disclosed , his real identity and blessed the couple with wealth. He also declared that whoever will prepare yomari in the form of gods and goddesses on the full moon of December and observe four days of devotion to god, will get rid of poverty. The festival is celebrated on the second day when prayers are offered during which the yomaris are stored and not eaten on that very day. On the fourth and the final day the people belonging to the Newar community consume the sweet bread as a gift from gods and this practise also marks the end of the festival.
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