KATHMANDU: People from the Gurung community celebrated Tamu Lhosar across the country on Tuesday.

Gurungs, members of one of the culturally rich ethnic communities of Nepal, celebrate the festival as their new year, organizing different cultural functions and extending best wishes among each other.

A function was organized at Tundikhel in Kathmandu on the occasion. Men and women dressed in traditional attires took part in a rally and performed the dance as part of the celebration.

In Gurung language, ‘Lho’ means class and ‘Sar’ means change.

Members of the Gurung community mark the festival by organizing feasts and cultural programs. Tamu Lhosar is also associated with the rays of the sun.

The festival is marked on the 15th of the Nepali month of Poush as sunrays reach early in the geography of Gurung settlements including Lamjung, Gorkha, Tanahun, Syangja, Manang, Kaski, and Parbat. The festival is marked by Tamang and Sherpa community in the Nepali month of Magh and Falgun, respectively.

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