Ok Manyaa , Today is the 7th Day of Dashain , known as Fulpati, one of the major days of Dashain. On this day the jamara to be used by the royal family(not now when there used to be King in our country) is brought from Gorkha palace, their ancestral house. The Fulpati (jamara and the other items that is necessary for tika) is brought after a three day walk from Gorkha district (about hundred and sixty nine kilometers away from the valley of Kathmandu ).A parade is held in the Tundikhel ground in Kathmandu. This tradition of getting the jamara from the ancestral house started when King Prithvi Narayan Shah , father of the nation shifted to Kathmandu. The royal Kalasha, banana stalks, jamara and the sugar cane tied with red cloth is brought by the Brahmans from Gorkha which is led by the military platoon of the royal priest. Hundreds of government officials gather together in the Tundikhel grounds in conventional formal dress to witness the event. The king observes the ceremony in Tundikhel while the Fulpati parade is headed towards the old royal palace. Then there is a majestic display of the Nepalese Army along with a firing that continues for ten to fifteen minutes in the honor of Fulpati. The Fulpati is taken to the Hanuman Dhoka Royal palace by the time the occasion ends in Tundikhel.
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