Janabahal Baja Event | Traditional Newar Music & Seto Machindranath Celebration in Kathmandu | 4K

Описание: Traditional Newari Dha Baja Performance at Janabahal Temple Courtyard by:
Charumati Gunla Baja Khala,
Lagan Gunla Bajan Khala,
Jayabageshwori Dha Baja Khala,
Janabahal Dha Baja Khala.

6pm Saturday, November 1st 2025, Kartik 15 2082, NS 1146.

Timestamp / Chapters:
0:00 Janabahal Courtyard Evening View
0:38 Event Commencement Ponga Trumpets
2:22 Nepal Bhasa Bhajan
3:50 Lagan Gunla Bajan Khala Entry
5:50 Jayabageshwori Dha Baja Khala Entry
7:47 Charumati Gunla Baja Khala Entry
9:48 Janabahal Dha Baja Khala Entry
14:55 Welcome Event Intro from Announcer
17:45 First Baja Performance
23:48 Applaud Intro Information 02
30:31 Jaya Namo Shree Buddha Bhajan Baja Performance

🎶 Janabahal Baja Event | Traditional Newar Music | Cultural Procession in Kathmandu | Seto Machindranath

Experience the vibrant Janabahal Baja Event — a beautiful display of Newar traditional music, cultural heritage, and community celebration from the heart of Kathmandu Valley. This video captures the powerful rhythm of the Baja (traditional Newar instruments) played during the special event at Janabahal, home of Seto Machindranath (Karunamaya) — the deity of compassion and rain.

Watch how the Newar musicians, dressed in traditional attire, fill the courtyard with soulful sounds of Dhime, Bhusya, Naya Khin, and other instruments, creating an atmosphere of devotion and joy. This event is not only about music but also about preserving centuries-old Newar culture and community harmony.

🌸 In this video, you’ll see:

The sacred setting of Janabahal (Seto Machindranath Temple)

Live traditional Newar Baja performances

Cultural rituals and blessings from the temple

Community participation and festive energy

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📍Location: Janabahal (Seto Machindranath Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal

Janabahal’s main deity, Seto Machindranath (also known as Janabaha Dyo or Karunamaya), is worshipped by both Buddhists and Hindus. Although the temple is mainly Buddhist, Hindus see the deity as a form of Lord Shiva, the god of rain and fertility.

The temple courtyard was originally a Buddhist monastery (vihāra), and Janabahal is one of the most important among them in Kathmandu.

This shared worship shows how Newar culture blends Buddhist and Hindu traditions. When you visit Janabahal, you’re not just seeing one type of temple — you’re stepping into a place that represents centuries of mixed faith, art, and history.

In Newar tradition, Karunamaya (Seto Machindranath) is believed to be a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who took human form to relieve people from suffering. Over time, as Hinduism and Buddhism intertwined in the Kathmandu Valley, Avalokiteshvara’s compassionate, rain-bringing qualities were identified with Shiva as Machhindranath, the yogic teacher and rain deity.