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TAMU LHOCHHAR 2025 “YEAR OF THE SNAKE” तमु ल्होछार/ल्होसार सप्री-ल्हो/साँप-वर्ग

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Date : Jan 12, 2025

Posted By : Admin

Event Description :

The biggest festival of Tamu/Gurung community पुष १५ तमु ल्होछार/ल्होसार Tamu Lho-Chhar 2025 “Year of The Snake” was celebrated by Tamu Samaj Victoria (Australia) community from 4 pm to 9 pm on Saturday 4 January 2025 at Estonian House, 43 Melville Rd, Brunswick West, Victoria 3055. More than 500+ community members across Melbourne, family visitors from overseas, community leaders, sponsors, partners and supporters got together for Tamu/Gurung new year – to mark a change of Zodiac sign from the Eagle to the Snake. The event door entry fees were set to $10 for TSV member and $15 for non-members, which helped to deliver the event in a sustainable manner.

 

 

Some highlights of the day were –

  • Prayers and new year blessing from  Sange Lama Indra Bahadur Gurung to bid farewell to “Year of The Eagle” and welcome new “Year of The Snake”.

 

 

  • Session 1 of the program started with MC Sabina Gurung briefing the program overview. After acknowledging the traditional landowners of Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, national anthems (Nepal and Australia) were played. TSV secretary Dr Arun K Gurung gave an overview and current status of TSV especially about the TSV Cultural Centre project which is led by Dr Mohan B Gurung. TSV President Tej Gurung delivered a welcome speech and officially opened the program, and welcomed the invited guests (community leaders, VMC, Merri-bek Council) by offering Khada. The deputy mayor Cr Helen Politis took on stage to offer Tamu LhoChhar best wishes and Merri-bek council’s support program for communities like TSV. The chief guest Ms Vivienne Nguyen, Tej Gurung and TSV Magazine editor Dr Mohan B Gurung joined her on stage to launch the TSV magazine 2025 [Vol. 6]. Following the speech by chief guest Ms Nguyen, we congratulated the academic achievers in calendar year 2024 (VCE graduates got $50 gift vouchers and University/TAFE graduates).

 

 

 

 

  • Session 2 of the program included stage cultural performances with great dance routines. Many young members within the TSV community as well as from outside have been practicing over several weeks to put up a great show, well done to them and parents/guardians. The session was managed by a MC duo – Mohini Gurung and Merina Gurung.  There were 11 dance items which included a mix of traditional Tamu/Gurung and contemporary Nepali songs. All the performances were received with a great enthusiasm and applause – one routine from a pair of talented young boy and girl was so good that it was performed twice after the huge request from the audience.

  • TSV also acknowledged the business sponsors for their financial support –
    • Gold Sponsor (The Kathmandu Cottage),
    • Silver Sponsors (Aalora Care, Red Panda Finance),
    • Bronze Sponsors (Mantra Plumbing and Gas, Nest or Invest Buyers Agent, Destiny Finance and Home Loans, JAVA Energy, Acclaim Conveyancing, Blush Creatives); Blush Creatives for a beautiful red carpet photography decoration;
    • SBS Nepali (Ms Dinita Rishal) for a good coverage on the day.

 

 

  • Felicitation of 8 newest TSV life family members  who have contributed in excess of $5000. There are now 11 TSV life family members.

 

 

  • Session 3 had a certificate distribution to the cultural artists/volunteers and a closing remark by the TSV President. During the after program session, we all danced together in various remix songs, everyone had a great time celebrating Tamu LhoChhar.

 

 

 

We would like to thank for a great Tamu  LhoChhar event delivery – event coordinator TSV Secretary Arun K Gurung; MCs  Sabina Gurung, Mohini Gurung and Merina Gurung; Rajan Gurung, Gam Gurung and Mabi Gurung for management of cultural artists and performances; Mothers Team for taking care of the guests, cultural artists and Raffles; Ashok Gurung for looking after the sponsors; Dr Mohan B Gurung for TSV magazine and TSV Life Members; The Kathmandu Cottage for excellent catering, food and drinks, sound/light systems (Thush); Rajeev Gurung and Ashik Gurung for photography; Milan Gurung for Facebook live broadcasting; Inder Singh Gurung, JB Gurung, Uttam Gurung and other young volunteers for door entry ticketing and information; Dr Parbati Gurung as first aid officer; Ashok Gurung for certificate/voucher/frames; Rajan Gurung for pooja setup; Rajeev Gurung for flyer/brochure design and promotion; Thakur Gurung and Losang Gurung as DJ; Dr Mohan Gurung for slides for projector slideshow and many more TSV volunteers that made such a safe, enjoyable and great memorable event.

 

Please checkout full coverage of event photos on TSV Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tamu.samaj.9/.

 

As always, please feel free to reach out to anyone in the TSV leadership group (Executive, Board, Advisers, Mothers) for any comments/advice. We are always looking for many more volunteers throughout the year to deliver TSV events and activities in better inclusive ways.

 

Thank you
Tamu Samaj Victoria (Australia)


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