Nepal’s Kushe Aunshi festival honours fathers and ancestors
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Hindu devotees in Nepal celebrated Kushe Aunshi on Friday by showing respect for living fathers and remembering deceased ancestors.
Children throughout the country traditionally gave their fathers favourite foods as a sign of love and gratitude. People whose fathers had died travelled to holy places like Gokarneshwar Mahadev Temple, near Kathmandu, and Pashupatinath Temple to perform specific rituals, including shraddha, tarpan, and pindadan, beside the Bagmati river.
Kushe Aunshi, also called Gokarne Aunshi, recognises both the connection between parents and children and the importance of remembering family members who have passed away. The festival takes place on the new moon of the Bhadra month in the Nepali calendar. Devotees also collected kush, a type of sacred grass used throughout the year in Hindu religious ceremonies, during the observance. The Gokarneshwar Temple, known as Uttar Gaya, was a focal point for the ancestral rites.
