Preparing for the ceremony

Bel Bibaha of Seelvia

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December 3rd 2012
On November 29th and 30thwe celebrated the Bel Bibaha of Seelvia (the daughter of Surendra, Gyanendra’s brother), a ceremony for young girls who are growing up. It’s the first of the three weddings in their life: they marry a Bel (kind of fruit, symbol of god Indra), later on they will marry with the sun and then will follow the real wedding: the one with a man. The ceremo ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more