On the third Monday of July, throngs of devotees in Shivalayas, a special worship of Shiva
-
Media Baaji
- Mon, 3 August 2026
Kathmandu. Hindus are celebrating the third Monday of July by worshiping Lord Shiva. The month of July and especially Monday is considered as the holy time of the year for worshiping Shiva.
These days, there is a large presence of devotees and worship in major temples across the country from early morning. It is believed that fasting and worshiping Lord Shiva on the Monday of July will bring family happiness, peace, wish fulfillment and special fruits.
Especially women dress up in green, yellow clothes and bangles and worship Shiva. Various Shiva temples like Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Doleshwar in Bhaktapur, Kumbheshwar in Lalitpur have been thronged since early morning.
Related News
Direct regular commercial flight from Pokhara by Fly Dubai
Gandaki Fly Dubai has officially launched regular commercial flights from Pokhara International Airport to Dubai Pokhara Dubai from today. According to the flight schedule, Fly Dubai's Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which took off from Dubai Internation...
Daily damage from fire, request of the authority to take precautions
Kathmandu. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, there were 18 disaster incidents across the country on December 6. There were only 15 incidents of fire. Two incidents of fire each...
Demonstration at Maitighar demanding cancellation of river standards
Kathmandu. Non-judicial Roads and Rivers, Standards Victims Sangharsh Committee has protested in Maitighar Mandla of Kathmandu. On Thursday, they protested at Maitighar saying that the river cannot be dammed, people cannot be displaced in the name...
Agreed on the name of Hemraj Sharma as NRNA President
Kathmandu. It has been agreed to elect Hemraj Sharma as the president of Non-Resident Nepali Association NRNA. Sharma's name was agreed upon after other candidates who had nominated for the post withdrew their names. Apart from Sharma, Robin Sherc...
Farmers and tourism professionals are excited when it snows
Mustang. Due to climate change, the Himalayan district of Mustang, which has not received good snow for three consecutive years, has received snow this year. It has been snowing steadily since this morning. Often, the...
The original tradition of eating kheer on July 15, is being celebrated today as the 8th National Kheer Day
Kathmandu. In Nepali society today, 15th of July is being celebrated by eating kheer at home according to the original tradition that has been going on since ancient times. It is customary to eat hot kheer on July 15, just like eating curd on June...