Bhaktapur is primarily Hindu, while Kathmandu is a mix of both. As I looked around that small crowd of gray and white heads gathered in the small courtyard of Yalamaya Kendra in Patan on the evening of March 13, 2013, I realized the word that the gathering evoked again and again was 'decade(s)'. There are many pre natal rituals, however majority of those: pusawan kriya, simatopanayan, for example are no longer in existence. Many of the traditional handicrafts of the Newar focus on religious objects. Similarly, a shawl (g) is worn by men and women. The puberty ceremony for Newar girls is called Barha. It has been less than 50 years since Nepal, which was closed to the outside of the world since 1816, abandoned its policy of isolation. The last but not the least ritual left in newar society is the death ritual. Typically, the sitting arrangement is hierarchical with the eldest sitting at the top and the youngest at the end. #deathrutualsnepal #newariritual. While other communities have no age limit to do this ceremony. . [108], Hindu Newars perform the male initiation ceremony called Kaeta Puja as a ritual observance of the brahmachrya the first stage in the traditional four stages of life. POPULATION: About 14 million Ji Waya La Lachhi Maduni is a tragedy song about a newly married couple. There are also masked dance dramas known as Daboo Pyakhan which enact religious stories to the accompaniment of music. It is believed that if the girl's husband dies later in her life, she is not considered a widow because she is married to Vishnu, and so already has a husband that is believed to be still alive. The mourning period length can vary, but it's typically around 11 to 13 days long. Street celebrations include pageants, jatras or processions in which a car or portable shrine is paraded through the streets and sacred masked dances. Due to the caste culture, Rajopdhyyas and Chatharyas additionally perform the Upanayana initiation. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. [30] This legend is supported by geological evidence of an ancient lakebed, and it provides an explanation for the high fertility of the Kathmandu Valley soil. The most important shrines in the Valley are Swayambhu Maha Chaitya or Swayambhunath (Buddhist) and Pashupatinath (Hindu). LOCATION: Indonesia (Bali) 3) Yomari Punhi. Traditional Newa music consists of sacred music, devotional songs, seasonal songs, ballads and folk songs. //