Bhutanese diaspora marks Teej

The Bhutanese Refugee Women Forum (BRWF) celebrate Teej special programs amidst various cultural shows in Beldangi and Sanischare, Tuesday. Women dance to mark Teej festival in Beldangi-II (Picture : Tilak Niraula/BNS) Both married women and young girls performed different cultural and traditional dances, and songs, featuring red sari and traditional ornaments during the celebrations, according to our correspondents. Including Camp Secretary DB Subba, a number of speakers also extended their wishes to Bhutanese women on the occasion of Teej festival. Meanwhile, the Youth Friendly Center (YFC) also held a separate event to mark this year’s Teej festival in Beldangi-II. Around 1000 people gathered to observe the YFC Teej program, according to its Coordinator Damber Kumari Rai. Reports from Australia said, around 300 resettled women attended Teej celebrations organized by a community radio program – Yuba Sansar this Saturday in Adelaide, Australia. Young children and youth perfumed cultural shows including dancing and singing, while senior ladies presented sanguine, reports Nepalnews. According to the report a group dance performance by Bikram Adhikari, Jeevan Koirala, Prakash Niroula, Shova Biswa, Niru Mishra and Lok Poudyel turned even livelier as they took to the floor for dance. The organizer also said it has planned to donate the collected funds to Aama Ghar in Kathmandu. Similarly, Bhutanese Organization in Australia (BOA) also organized a community celebration to observe the Teej festival on Saturday.