Sujan Upreti seeks blessings from his grandparents during Dashain at his grandparents' home Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in East Hempfield Township. Dashain is a Hindu festival that celebrates the ...

Editor's note: This story was updated Jan. 20 at 6:02 p.m. to clarify comments from a conversation with Harold Jordan, nationwide education equity coordinator at the American Civil Liberties Union ...

This year’s Dashain, the biggest and longest festival of Nepali Hindus, began with Ghatasthapana on Sunday. Ghatasthapana was marked according to Vedic rituals amid a special ceremony at the Dashain ...