Ehee Macha and Gufa: A Celebration of Newari Culture

Experience the captivating tradition Ehee, within the vibrant Newar community of Nepal. It refers to a traditional ceremony where pre-adolescent girls are symbolically married to the god Vishnu, represented by a golden statue called Suvarna Kumar. This ceremony is significant for ensuring the fertility and protection of the girls, and it is believed that if their human husbands were to pass away later in life, they would not be considered widows because they are already married to Vishnu. The ceremony is deeply rooted in Hindu customs but deviates by marrying the girls to a divine figure instead of a human spouse.