The Ritual Items

A Puja for Ben's Mother

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December 10th 2007
On Thursday Ben's entire family came to the house in Jhocchen for a special puja in honor of his mother, who died 3 months ago. Ben has 7 sisters, and 2 brothers so just the immediate family makes a substantial crowd. Add to that the various cousins who also made an appearance and there were close to 60 people that day. From early morning, Lilia's ninis (aunties) were busy preparing the items n ... 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