Ayurveda connects the festival's foods with immunity-boosting properties. For the Tharu community, particularly in the southern plains, today marks the beginning of their New Year. Festivities ...

Different communities celebrate this festival on their own ways. Tharu community observes as its New Year while the resident in Tarai district mark the day as the festival of baths known as Nahan.

Arun Kumar Chaudhary from Tharu Society Sydney of Australia explains ... that Maghi refers to the month of Magh, and parba means festival. “In Nepal, we celebrate it with many religious rituals ...

“In our tribe (Tharu), the Holi festival is celebrated for a whole month. During this time, we go from door to door and perform at every house,” said Bullu Yadav, the group leader. Raghuveer ...