Nepal marks Dasain festival with sacred plant offering
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Government officials and representatives from the Hanumandhoka Durbar Care and Management Office carried phulpati, a collection of sacred plants and leaves, to the Dashainghar of Hanumandhoka Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday.
The phulpati originated in Gorkha and travelled through Dhading before arriving in the capital. Hindus consider phulpati an auspicious item to offer to the goddess of wealth and prosperity, and traditionally install it in their homes.
The procession included security personnel and traditional music, culminating in a state ceremony where a Nepali Army platoon fired celebratory shots. This practice of bringing phulpati to Hanumandhoka Durbar dates back to the Malla era, a medieval period in Nepal’s history. The offering marks the seventh day of the Nawaratha, a nine-night period leading up to the Bada Dasain festival.
