Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre (ANMC) in Diggers Rest was filled with colour when about 7000 visitors celebrated Haritalika Teej on Friday, September 6.
ANMC president Gandhi Bhattarai said that the event is a women’s festival, involving fasting, praying to Lord Shiva, and other activities.
“[It’s] celebrated in Nepal and India and some other parts of the world … it’s all about the colours, clothing, food, and every woman presents themselves as they like,” Mr Bhattarai said.
Beginning at 7am, the event included musical performances from Nepalese artists Khuman Adhikari and Shobha Tripathi, along with plenty of cultural performances.
