The Hindu population in Nepal worships fathers in Gokarna Aunsi (literally "Father's Day"), which happens in late August or early September. Also know as Bubako mukh herne din (translates as "looking at father’s face") In the new moon day (Amavasya) many people go to the Shiva temple of Gokarneswor Mahadev, in Gokarna, a suburb of Kathmandu.
This day is widely known as an occasion of honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood and showing respect to paternal bond. It is complementary to the Mother’s Day, on which mothers are honoured by their children in a similar vein.
On this day, those who have lost their father pay a visit to various pilgrimages to perform Sraddha, a Hindu ritual of offering food to their deceased father. Kush, a symbol of purity, is kept in house on this day by priest.
A true father-children relationship demonstrates many shades of human feelings to share with one another, comprising love, protection, guidance, friendship and many more.
Sweets and clothes shops have been thronged by people since early today morning. Special arrangements are made at marketplaces to cater to customers' increased demand of sweets and fabrics on this very day.
Hindu people buying sweets to offer their father on the morning of Father’s day in Kathmandu the capital of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal. September 08, 2010
