| Kushe Aunsi | |
|---|---|
 People make pilgrimage to Gokarneshwor Mahadev temple on this day. | |
| Official name | Kushe Aunsi |
| Also called | Gokarna Aunsi, Pitri Aunsi |
| Observed by | Nepali Hindus |
| Significance | Celebration of paternal relationship |
| Celebrations | Shraddha, gift-giving |
| Date | Bhādra māsa, kṛṣṇa pakṣa, amavasya tithi |
| Frequency | Annual |
Kushe Aunsi (Nepali: कुशे औंसी; Gokarna Aunsi or Buwa ko Mukh Herne Din) is a Nepalese Hindu lunar festival of celebrating fatherhood and paternal bonds, equivalent to the Father's Day celebration.[1] The festival falls on the new moon day of the Hindu month of Bhadra (late August or early September). The cow-eared incarnation of lord Shiva— Gokarneswor Mahadev is also worshipped on this day.[2]
Many people go to pilgrimage to Gokarneswor Mahadev temple, located northeastern part of Kathmandu, and they bathe and make offerings.[1][3] People whose father has died also perform Shraddha (yearly death rituals).[4]
- ^ a b Padmakshi Rana, Gokarna Aunsi (Father Day), NepalHomePage Travel Guide, archived from the original on 2011-07-16, retrieved 2010-06-07
- ^ "आज कुशे औंसी तथा बावुको मुख हेर्ने दिन". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
कुशे औंसीका दिन काठमाडौंको गोकर्णेश्वरमा ठूलो मेला लाग्छ । जसकारण आजको दिनलाई गोकर्ण औंसीको नाम पनि दिइएको छ। कुशे औंसीका दिन विशेष गरेर उत्तरगयाले प्रचलित काठमाडौंको उत्तरपूर्वी भेगस्थित गोकर्णेश्वरमा गएर श्राद्ध गरे मात्र पनि आफ्ना पितृहरु मोक्ष भइ स्वर्गमा वास गर्ने पौराणिक कथामा उल्लेख छ।
- ^ David Reed, James McConnachie (2002), The rough guide to Nepal, Rough Guide Travel Guides (5, illustrated ed.), Rough Guides, pp. 188, 204, ISBN 9781858288994
- ^ Gokarna Aunsi, the day for honouring fathers, nepalnews.com, September 8, 2002, archived from the original on 2012-09-19