Gulam Dharma Festival Begins for Newar Buddhist Community

Kathmandu. The Gulam Dharma, celebrated annually by the Buddhist Newar community from the first day of the waxing moon of Shravan to the first day of the waxing moon of Bhadra according to the lunar calendar, begins today.In the Newari language, 'Gu' means nine and 'La' means month. This festival, celebrated after completing nine months of the Nepal Sambat, is divided into two parts: 'Gulathwa' and 'Gulaga'.Gulam Dharma is one of the festivals celebrated with special religious devotion and cultural enthusiasm by the Newar community who have been residing in the Kathmandu Valley since ancient times.Gulam Dharma is considered not...