Sunday, September 20, 2009

Bijaya Dasami (Dashain)

Dashain, the one of the great festival in Nepal which is known as the win of Good over Bad. The festival is of 10 days which is believed that God Durga had a battle with Devil Mahisasur for 10 long days and had a victory so it is also called Bijaya Dasami, Bijaya implies Victory and Dasami implies 10 (the days of battle). After 10th day of festival, which goes on for another 5 days, we go to our seniors and get blessings and put TIKA (made of rice, red color known as Abir, yogurt, little bit of banana) in our forehead and Jamara by the side of our ear and ladies especially decorate it in their hair. Believe me or not this is the festival of lots of fun, food and gathering (family get together).
During these ten days a special music is played for the peace and prosperity to heal the world and minds. It is played in different tunes also known as Malasari Dhun and Mangal Dhun. Present here is the Malasari Dhun and I hope it will help to heal the world and individuals.

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