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You can buy Christmas Cards, Decorations, Gifts an

You can buy Christmas Cards, Decorations, Gifts and much more at The Gurkha Museum Shop. Visit our website now! Link In Bio. #Gurkhas #Gurkha #GurkhaGifts #GurkhaMuseum #ChristmasShopping #MuseumShop #MuseumGiftShop

Dashain 15 – 26 October 2020. Dashain (pronounc

Dashain 15 – 26 October 2020.

Dashain (pronounced Dasai, or Badadasai and generally known as Bijaya Dashami) is the longest and most auspicious festival in Nepal; celebrated by the Hindu community of Nepal and ethnic people of Sikkim, Assam, and Darjeeling (Nth India). Where possible Nepali people will return to their homes during the festival.

Dashain is usually celebrated over a 10-day (can be as much as 15 days dependant on lunar cycles) period in September and October. The festival starts from Shukla Paksha (the bright lunar fortnight) and ends on the day of Poornima (full moon). This year (2020), the festival will start 17 Oct and culminate on 26 Oct. In brief the festival of Dashain is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil; the successful conquest of evil demons by the Hindu Gods and specifically the success of the Goddess Durga (God of Power).

In Hindu mythology the Goddess Durga was victorious over an evil demon named Mahisasur, who was intent on spreading horror and terror in Devaloka (the world where the Gods reside). The first nine days of Dashain represent the long battle between the different manifestations of Goddess Durga’ and God Mahisasur; while the tenth day symbolises the final victory of the Goddess Durga’ and the demise of Mahisasur, the demon. Their struggle, and the triumph of good over evil, is also represented in the Ramayana (one of the Great Hindu ‘epics’) and depicted as God Ram’s defeat of Demon Ravana following his abduction of Ram’s wife Sita. The culmination of that battle, which also occurred on the tenth day, is more commonly celebrated as Divali in the Hindu Religious calendar. Find out more on our website, link in bio. #Dashain #Dashain2020 #Gurkhas #Nepal

The Gurkhas at Monte Chicco, 13th October 1944. O

The Gurkhas at Monte Chicco, 13th October 1944.

On 13th October 1944, during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War, the 2nd Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles passed through positions held by the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Gurkha Rifles on the Montecodruzzo Ridge to attack Monte Chicco, the final objective on the Ridge. 2/6GR crossed the start line at 2200hrs and almost immediately ran into heavy opposition and savage fighting developed along the ridge top. Nevertheless, by dawn 2/6GR were on Monte Chicco. During the following day fighting intensified and 2/10GR and the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Gurkha Rifles were enrolled to support 2/6GR in the defence of the newly won objective from enemy counterattack. The Germans eventually withdrew on 15th October. #Gurkhas #gurkhahistory #onthisday #otd #onthisdayinhistory

Gurkhas at the Battle of La Bassee – 10th Octobe

Gurkhas at the Battle of La Bassee – 10th October-2nd November 1914.

By late 1914 the German and Allied armies on the Western Front of the First World War were still hoping for a decisive breakthrough, but had shifted into a series of flanking manoeuvres, each attempting to turn the northern flank of the other, in what became known as the ‘Race to the Sea’. As part of these manoeuvres the French towns of La Bassee and Neuve Chapelle were captured by the Germans. The initiative swung with the German advance until the arrival of the Lahore Division of the Indian Corps, which stabilised the line. The battle was the first time that Gurkha soldiers fought in Europe, with the first Gurkha casualties seen on October 30th 1914. #Gurkhas #gurkhahistory #onthisday #otd #onthisdayinhistory

On the 9th of October 1892, rebellious activities

On the 9th of October 1892, rebellious activities by a notorious and powerful chief in the region of the North-East Frontier known as the Chin Hills, led to an ambush of Gurkha soldiers of the 10th Gurkha Rifles near the village of Pomba near Fort White, in which the lone Gurkha Officer and eleven surviving men of their battalion's small detachment held off significantly superior numbers of Chin rebels until relieved. #gurkhafacts #gurkhas #gurkhaheritage #gurkhamuseum #onthisday

Order your Nepti from our online shop! Link in Bio

Order your Nepti from our online shop! Link in Bio. #Gurkhas #GurkhaGifts #MuseumGiftShop #NeptitheTiger

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