Prithvi Jayanti being celebrated outside Singha Durbar in 2019
Also called
National Unity Day
Observed by
Nepal
Type
Patriotic
Significance
Commemorates the birth of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
Begins
January 11, 1956
Date
11 January
Frequency
Annual
Prithvi Jayanti (Nepali: पृथ्वी जयन्ती, lit. 'Birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah'; also known as the Nepal Ekikaran Diwas (Nepali: नेपाल एकीकरण दिवस, lit. 'National Unification Day') or National Unity Day) is an observance annually celebrated on 11 January to commemorate the birth of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was the first king of unified Nepal. In the mid-18th century, he set out to unify the small kingdoms which would become present-day Nepal. During the observance, many people add a garland to statues of Shah, participate in the parades, and remember his contribution to Nepal. Prithvi Jayanti was celebrated as a public holiday from 1951 until its abolishment in 2006. However, some local governments in Gorkha District and Nuwakot District have declared Prithvi Jayanti to be a public holiday. In 2023, the government declared it as a national holiday.[1]
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PrithviJayanti (Nepali: पृथ्वी जयन्ती, lit. 'Birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah'; also known as the Nepal Ekikaran Diwas (Nepali: नेपाल एकीकरण दिवस, lit...
Prithvi Narayan Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव, romanized: Shri Panch Badamaharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah Dev; 7 January...
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Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-27886-3. Republica. "Committee formed to mark PrithviJayanti and National Unity Day". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-01-01. Nabina...
Princess Jayanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (4 August 1946 – 1 June 2001) was a member of the Nepalese royal family. She was a granddaughter of...
the devas (gods), and his wife, Shachi (Indrani). He has a sister called Jayanti. He appears in various Hindu scriptures, fighting in wars on behalf of...
the same year. The Kingdom of Nepal was founded on 25 September 1768 by Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha king who succeeded in unifying the kingdoms of Kathmandu...
announced to be released on 2 October 2020, which coincided with Gandhi Jayanti. However, it got advanced to 18 September 2020, which later on was indefinitely...
1743 AD (1799 BS). The prominent figure in the unification campaign was Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Gorkha. On 25 September 1768, he officially announced...
Devi on 17 June 1945 in Kathmandu, and they had three daughters: Princess Jayanti of Nepal (1946–2001), she was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre. Ketaki...
legend of the Samudra Manthana on this occasion, celebrated as Mahalakshmi Jayanti.[citation needed] The day is intended to underline the glory of grahasta...
seat on the gaddi, amidst the clash music. — History of Nepal In 1743, Prithvi Narayan Shah became the ruler of Gorkha. He declared war on other principalities...
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with an understanding of the Marma (inner essence) of the poetry. Bhanu Jayanti is a celebration of the birth anniversary of Bhanubhakta Acharya. It falls...
Nepali language. Ghansi built Ghasi Kuwa in Vyas Municipality near the Prithvi Highway. The well is awaiting preservation. According to the Bhanu Ghansi...
(Nepali: असल हिन्दुस्तान, lit. 'Real Land of the Hindus'). Founded by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha monarch who claimed to be of Khas Thakuri origin...
rivers and to have taught his doctrines there too. In the mid-18th century, Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gurkha king, set out to put together what would become...
Patil, Ajit Agarkar, Pravin Amre, Vinod Kambli, Ajinkya Rahane and now Prithvi Shaw. The area surrounding the park has many buildings dating back to the...
namely; Ram Krishna Kunwar and Jaya Krishna Kunwar, to the King of Gorkha, Prithvi Narayan Shah where the lands of Kunwar-Khola were given to them as birta...
from Gorakhnath. The old king's Darbar at Gorkha Mohar of Gorkha king Prithvi Narayan Shah dated Saka Era 1685 (1763 CE) The following is a list of the...
the Chaubisi Rajya, the 24 kings, of which Gorkha was one. From Gorkha, Prithvi Narayan Shah arose to unify all the kingdoms and expand to include all...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification Kalu Pande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
ruling house of Gorkha. Prithvi Narayan Shah succeeded his father Nara Bhupal Shah to the throne of Gorkha in 1743 CE. King Prithvi Narayan Shah was quite...
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