Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Circuit Trek Blog in Nepal

Happy Mt. Everest Celebration Day. 29 May 1953 Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary  has made first successful attempt of Mt. Everest.  On the occasion of this history Every year Everest Marathon start from Everest Base Camp. We wish all the best for all of Marathon participant. Winners of the Extreme Ultra (60k) has been announced. They're as follows: 1st: Tirtha Bahadur Tamang (6:36:13) 2nd: Purna Tamang (6:45:05) 3rd: DB Kulung (6:55:28) Top three female runners in the Full Marathon Category are: 1) Purnimaya Rai( 5:24:00 hrs) 2) Nirkala Kulung(5:38:01 hrs) 3) Pasang Dolma Shrepa (6:31:39 hrs)

2560 th Birth day celebration of Lord Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal Buddhist Monks in Lumbini (Photo by onlinekhabar.com) Today, 21 st may full moon,   is a very special day in the Buddhist calendar.   Buddha Jayanti Festival   (Birth day of Lord Buddha ) It is Saga Dawa Düchen , the 'Festival of Vaishakha' — one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs o n the full moon (the 15th day) of the fourth Tibetan lunar month, which is called Saga Dawa in Tibetan. It celebrates Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and parinirvana. At the age of thirty-five Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodhgaya. This day also marks the anniversary of his parinirvana at Kushinagara. On this day the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times. Monks Parade on Lumbini. (Photo credited onlinekhabar.com) On the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, In Lumbin Nepa l, A mass celebration by Nepalese Government, grand parade and ceremony by Buddhist Lamas and