Ode To Land:Nepal’s Indigenous Magar Community Performs “Bhoomi Pooja”-14

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Ode To Land:Nepal’s Indigenous Magar Community Performs “Bhoomi Pooja”-14

A member of the Magar community, an indigenous group of Nepal, carries a traditional musical instrument as they gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 15, 2025, to perform the Bhoomi Pooja. Bal Pooja or Bhumi Pooja is an important festival for the Magar people. Kham Magars celebrate this festival by dancing and exchanging goodwill with each other. It is believed that when all the Magar people gather together at the Bhume festival, they forget all their sorrows. The Magar people have a tradition of worshiping the earth as their main deity. There is a belief that after worshiping the earth, the deity becomes happy, and then there is no scarcity, and no catastrophe occurs on the earth. Bhume Dance is performed in a line with men and women. Adults, seniors, and youth have equal attraction to this festival. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)


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