2024年11月28日 · The Newari tradition of Gufa is a significant cultural ceremony in Kathmandu Valley, marking a girl’s transition from childhood to adolescence. This ritual, often referred to as the girl’s marriage to the Sun, is conducted before she begins menstruation and is considered an auspicious milestone in her life.During the Gufa, the girl resides in a

2022年6月5日 · Gufa is a Newari tradition that equates to the marriage of a Newari young child to the Sun. It is believed that this marriage depicts the transition of a girl child into an adolescent and hence, must compulsorily be carried out before the girl starts to menstruate.

‘Gufa’ is a ritual performed by Newari girls of age 9 to 13 before her first menstruation as the significance of beginning of her womanhood. To perform the ceremony, first of all, girl’s parents ask their priest to dedicate a suitable date.

2020年5月26日 · Gufa is a traditional ritual performed for a girl between 12-14 years old before menstruation. A girl has to stay in a dark room for 12 days. This ritual has its own significance and is performed by different families in different ways. In fact, this ritual is also known as “Surya Darshan”, where it’s a marriage but with the Sun.

Gufa is part of the intangible cultural heritage of the Newars, an indigenous group of people in Nepal (Levy 1990, Nepali 2015). Gufa—also known as Surya Darshan or “sun’s observation”—is a unique ritual. It is a puberty ceremony of a girl and her life-long connection with the sun.

In Gufa, a young girl who just had her first period is hidden in a sunless room for twelve consecutive days. This paper expounds the importance of ritual and its nexus with astronomy especially while interpreting how the daily motions of celestial objects have influenced the establishment and devolvement of a deep-rooted custom of Gufa.

In Gufa, a young girl who just had her first period is hidden in a sunless room for twelve consecutive days. This paper expounds the importance of ritual and its nexus with astronomy especially while interpreting how the daily motions of celestial objects have influenced the establishment and devolvement of a deep-rooted custom of Gufa.

2010年3月29日 · One of their unique traditional ritual is “Gufa”, when a girl of age between 12-14 years old has to stay in a dark room for twelve days before menstruation. Gufa is also known as ”Surya Darshan”, a marriage with Sun on 12th day.

2011年8月29日 · One of their unique traditional ritual is “Gufa”, when a girl of age between 12-14 years old has to stay in a dark room for twelve days before menstruation. Gufa is also known as "Surya Darshan", a marriage with Sun on 12th day.

Gufa (SURYA DARSHAN) is a traditional ritual practiced by Newars. Newari is one of the ethnic group of Nepal. Gufa is also called Surya Darshan or Bahratyagu. It has been practice for years. Gufa is praticed by young girls. This ritual is done before the menstruration cycle starts. A girl is married to the sun. She is kept in dark room for 12 days.