Tamu Lhosar being observed today

The Gurung community is marking Tamu Lhosar today by bidding adieu to the year gone by.

In the Gurung language, ‘Lho’ means year or age and ‘Sar’ denotes 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, it is said.

The festival is marked on the 15th of the Nepali month of Poush as sun rays reach early in the geography of Gurung settlements including Lamjung, Gorkha, Tanahun, Syangja, Manang, Kaski and Parbat.

The government has announced a public holiday on the occasion of Tamu Lhosar.