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Nepali Jhankris (witch doctors) on their way to Danra (Observatory Hill) on Guru Purne

The full moon day of July is set
aside for students to pay homage to their teachers
and receive blessing from them in return.
Guru Purnima

Guru means teacher. Teachers come second (after the Gods) in the Hindu hierarchy of respect.

The full moon day of July is set aside for students to pay homage to their teachers and receive blessing from them in return. At a place called Vyas on the Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway, special worship is performed to Maha Rishi Vyas, the saint who wrote the great Hindu epic, Mahabharata.

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For Buddhists, the occasion (Dilla Punhi) is sacred as the day when Buddha-to-Be entered the womb of queen Mahadevi. Religious functions are held at monasteries and temples to commemorate the event.


 
 
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