Crowd and Cannabis ! Celebrated Maha Shivaratri !!

in #photography7 years ago



We celebrate some unique and interesting festivals here in Nepal. We enjoyed one of the great festivals "Maha Shivaratri" last week.  Details about this festival is in my last post and hope you enjoyed it. Today I want to share some photos of this festival. 



Crowd:

Crowd gathered outside of the temple area and queue of worshipers inside the temple area entering main temple. There was four queue of more than 1 km.



Worshipers !

Worshipers holding Incense Sticks, lighting diyos and praying in front of the temple outside of the main temple. Taking photos is not allowed inside of the main temple. 


Sadhus!

Different types of Sadhus (Baba/yogi ). 

1. Shy Sadhu

2. Decorated Sadhu

3. Buzzed/Baked Sadhu

4. Senior Sadhus



Photo lovers !

Visitor posing photo with sadhu with Hanumaan getup.


Sadhus and Cannabis !


Sadhus making and selling Cannabis !

1. Sadhu making joint

2. Sadhu holding package of Cannabis and waiting customers

3. Sadhu making cannabis

4. Ready joints and Pot. Normally sadhus sells joints and smoke pot.  


No restriction for Sadhus !

Sadhu making cannabis for visitors. 


Its festival dude, lets try !

Dude in the mood ! 


Practice makes man perfect !

White dressed sadhu making joint. Looking somewhere but making joint precisely , a good example of professional  maker. 

 I would like to dedicate this post to a wonderful challenge #culturevulture by @eroche

 #culture #festival #cannabis #marijuana #religion #nepal   #mycountry  

Thank you so much ! 

@akkha


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Great post.

Is Rasta-fari based on some of these "traditions" ? Like growing dreads and smoking weed. Plus i heard these guys are major respected in the cast-system in India?

I don't think so . Its a part of Hindu tradition ! Mostly they are respected as upper cast in India but in Nepal there is no any rules . Any one can be a Sadhus or Yogi.

I mean the Rastas got it from the Hindu's !

Yes, you heard true !

Hi @akkha .been there done that on this mahashivaratri bro.amazing experience it was.

Wow ! You tried cannabis ? Its beautiful part of Maha Shivaratri !!

Yes offcourse.we had our chillam before the darshan.

Thats great my friend !

Even though i am in india i love to be a part of nepali community.Jai gorkha!

Thank you so much for nice comment @mnishh !

Most welcome daju gonna resteem it

Thank you so much bro !

Most welcome bro

Nice picture @akkha. Greetings

Thank you so much ! Glad you like it !!

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This is quite an ambiguous festival...

Yeah, this is interesting ! Thank you my friend !!

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