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Gaura Parva
Learn about Gaura Parva through verified cultural context, key facts, regions, traditions and references.
Communities
Far-western hill communities of Khas heritage
Regions
Doti, Baitadi, Darchula, Dadeldhura and neighbouring districts
Calendar
Bhadau (BS)
Season
Aug–Sep
Rituals
Women observe the biruda fast — five grains sprouted in wet leaves — before the Gauri-Shiva rites; the devuda dance circles the district bazaars.
Significance
The far-west's signature festival, marking the marriage of Gauri and Shiva with rites found nowhere else in Nepal.