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Ghatasthapana, first day of Bada Dashain

Ghatasthapana, first day of Bada Dashain

By BALKRISHNA THAPA CHHETRI

Published: 01:24 pm Sep 21, 2017

FILE - A priest sow barley seeds to grow jamara, the saplings which would be taken as the prasad of Goddess Durga, on the occasion of Gatasthapana, the first day of 15-day Badadashain festival, at Hanumandhoka, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Photo: Balkrishna Thapa Chhetri

Ghatasthapana, the first day of Navaratri Parba or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain falls on Aswin Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Aswin, today.

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