Kathmandu, Aug 26: The people from the far-west and mid-west region of the country living and working in the capital celebrated the Gaura Parba festival organising various cultural programmes here today.
Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurated the cultural programme at local Tundikhel ground. Deuba, CPN (UML) vice-chairman Bhim Rawal, Nepali Congress member Narayan Prakash Saud among other leaders and politicians participated in the deuda singing and dancing on the occasion. They were accompanied by hundreds of revelers.
Addressing the function, Deuba said religion, festivals and custom helped promote brotherhood among each other and on the whole the national unity. “Let us all move ahead together for cultural unity,” he exhorted.
Artistes as Yagya Raj Upadhyaya, Haribol Bhandari, Suresh Rawal, SB Saud among others presented songs and dances in the programme organised by the Prashansa Sanrakshan Samuha.
According to the legend, the Gaura Parba commemorates goddess Parbati getting lord Shiva as her husband. RSS
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