This is the discussion on dignified menstruation in School, Kathmandu as a part of CSE, invited by Ministry of Health and Population.
Class 9
1)Yukesh Neupane / Jhapa
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My mother doesn’t touch religious items and cold
water
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Eat a little amount of chocolate
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Celebrate first menstruation as a festival
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She takes pads with her
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Doesn’t cook food
2)Pratik Some / Kathmandu
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My mother stays separately without entering the
kitchen and puja kotha (separate room at home to
worship gods)
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Do not perform religious activities.
3)Samragyi Panta / Kathmandu
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Do not touch male family members and religious
book
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Do not enter the kitchen
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Do not visit temples and worship gods
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Do not eat prasad (foods worshiped
to gods)
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Do not put tika (red powder used
as a symbol of blessing)
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Sleep on the floor
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Wash and keep the utensils used by menstruators
separately
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On the 4th day of menstruation, bathe
early and wash the bed sheets
4)Nitisha Lamichhane / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to touch fermented food jars and tulsi
plant (plant with religious value, holy basil)
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Not allowed to enter and work in the kitchen
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Do not worship God
5)Max Shrestha / Kathmandu
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Get angry easily
6)Prathna Kaliraj / Kathmandu
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Do not touch men and elderly at home
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Do not enter puja kotha
and kitchen
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Drink hot water
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Avoid spending too much time outside
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Rest well
7)Aarushi Karn / Kathmandu
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Do not touch aachar (pickles,
fermented food)
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Prohibited from entering puja kotha.
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Take rest
8)Shriwani Shakya / Kathmandu
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Prohibited from entering puja kotha
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Avoid activities like receiving tika
and others associated with worshipping God.
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Don’t consume spicy food.
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Consume healthy foods.
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Drink an adequate amount of water.
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Maintaining personal hygiene more than usual.
9)Samriddhi Lamichhane / Kathmandu
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Do not touch men
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Do not enter into kitchen
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Do not enter grandfather’s home
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Do not perform puja
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Put the used utensils separately during
menstruation
10)Kaushar Ansari / Janakpur
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Availability of pads
11)Khushi Dhimal / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to take touched utensils inside the
kitchen
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Not allowed to touch plants and any other items
used for worshiping gods
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To stay in only one place and not allow to touch
anything around
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Not allowed to enter the kitchen or the temple
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Not allowed to worship god/goddess
12)Mimisha Baral / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to touch elderly peoples
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Have to put the used utensils separately
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Have to stay in same room, sleep in same place
for five days and wash all the clothes that have been touched
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Not allowed to enter the kitchen or temple
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Not allowed to eat the food given by someone who
is menstruating
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Have to wear same clothes for four days
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Not allowed to celebrate any festival
13)Nidipa Karki / Morang
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Not allowed to enter the kitchen or worship god
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Have to eat sweet food
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Not allowed to wear tika (red
powder used as a symbol of blessing)
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Have to use hot bag and drink lots of warm water
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Having lots of mood swings
1Krish Shrestha / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to do puja (worshiping
gods)
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Using pad
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Having bad temper
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Feeling sleepy, not having energy
15)Biki Yadav / sarlahi
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Do not touch religious books
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Not allowed to visit temple and worship gods
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Do not give the foods you touched to others
during menstruation
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Bathing for six days daily in the morning
16)Saphal Pariyar / Accham
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Avoiding worshiping gods
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Using pad
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Having more sleep then usual
17)Akshat Dhungana / Kathmandu
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Avoiding worshiping gods
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Using pad
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Having more sleep then usual
18)Ujwal Karki / Ramechhap
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Not allowed to visit temple and worship gods
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Not allowed to cook food
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Having bad temper and mild stomach ache
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Avoiding doing too many tasks
19)Shruti Yadav / Janakpur
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Not able to touch pickles jars and tulsi
pant
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Not allowed to enter the temple
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Have to bath after four day of having
menstruation
20)Nima Lama
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Quickly gets angry
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Do not participate in any kind of puja
21)Sarthak Maan Pradhan
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Get angry easily
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Don’t get involved in worship
22)Diya Shrestha / Kathmandu
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Do not touch cooked food and raw foods
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Do not worship god and touch any other items
used in puja
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Shower in the 4th day of menstruation
23)Dibish Ramtel / Gairidanda
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My mother take rest, drinks hot water, and wears
clean clothes during menstruation
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They have to rest during menstruation.
24)Subhanjan Khadka / Pokhara
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Do not to touch flowers
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Not allowed to enter the kitchen
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Not allowed to worship gods
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Self-wash the utensils used during menstruation
25)Sushan Magar / Kathmandu
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Religious activity is not performed
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My mom sleeps
26)Aamardeep N. Rana / Kathmandu
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Stay in a separate room
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Buy pads
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Get irritated easily
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Occurrence of mood swings
27)Ketehang Limbu / Taplejung
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My sister doesn’t touch religious items
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She doesn’t enter the kitchen
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She gets angry easily and prefers to stay alone
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She uses pads and make it available to her
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She doesn’t work and takes rest
Class
10
1)Bibhusa Dahal / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to touch men
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Not allowed to enter the temple, worship god,
put tika
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Do not cook food
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Spend most of the time in their own room
2)Sneha Yadav / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to touch tulsi
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Do not enter the temple and worship god
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Not allowed to put or receive tika
3)Dhriti Bastakoti / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to enter the temple
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Not allowed to worship god and put tika
4)Ashutosh Parajuli / Kathmandu
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Do not touch men who have done their bratabandha
(holy thread ceremony)
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Prohibited to touch milk, holy basil
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Prohibited to enter the kitchen
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Do not participate in jatra
(traditional street festivals in Nepal), enter temple and worship god
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Prohibited to eat spicy food
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Not allowed to put or receive tika
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Do not wash puja materials
5)Prashansa Neupane / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to touch uncle, father and puja
materials
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Not allowed to touch puja
materials and worship god
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Not allowed to enter the kitchen
6)Rejina Karki / Sindhupalchowk
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The food that are touched by menstruators are
not allowed to be consumed by others.
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During menstruation, one should not touch the
kitchen and can’t do the kitchen work.
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When one is prohibited to do puja,
then we are convinced that she is menstruating.
7) Aayush Basnet / Kathmandu
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Prohibited to enter the puja room
8)Tisa Shrestha / Kathmandu
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They don’t touch things related to puja
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They don’t do any sort of puja
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They shower on the 4th day of
menstruation
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They can’t celebrate stuffs like birthday,
Dashain, bhai tika (Last day of tihar)
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Use hot water bags
9)Samanar Shrestha / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to visit temple
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Not allowed to go inside the kitchen
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Avoiding doing any kind of puja
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Avoiding eating prasad and receiving
tika
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Have to sleep in the bed alone or on the floor
10)Aayush Shrestha / Kathmandu
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Not able to touch tulsi plant
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Not allowed to touch men in the household and
grandmother
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Not allowed to enter the kitchen
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Not allowed to visit temple and receive
tika
11)Abhihan Tripathi / Kathmandu
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Do not touch men who have done their bratabandha
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Do not enter the kitchen
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Not allowed to enter the temple and participate
during puja rituals
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Stay in a separate room during menstruation
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Use different utensil during menstruation and
wash it properly before placing it with other utensils
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Quickly gets angry
12)Biki Kumar Bhagat / Saptari
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Do not touch men who have done their bratabandha
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Stay in different room
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Do not worship god
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Use different utensils during menstruation
13)Sparsh Giri / Kathmandu
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Not allowed to enter temple
14)Utkash Shrestha / Kathmandu
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Prohibited to enter the temple and worship god
15)Adhya Dipak Datta / Kathmandu
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Prohibited from entering the puja
room
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All things are same as they used to be in other
days
16)Rachana Magar / Ilam
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Prohibited from entering the puja kotha
or temple
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Take shower after 4-5 days or daily during
menstruation
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Not allowed to water plants
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Can’t put tika
17)Suvanshi Shrestha / Ilam
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Not allowed to touch the materials used in puja
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Do not enter the temple and worship god
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Do not put tika
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Don’t have to wake up early in the morning
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Use hot bag if needed
18)Garima Gautam
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Not allowed to enter kitchen
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Avoid eating oily food
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Drink warm water
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Avoiding heavy work
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Use of hot bag
19)Kshitiz Chaudhary / Kathmandu
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Can’t touch milk or any other items used for
worshiping god
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Can’t visit worshiping areas and worship god
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Restrictions in terms of cooking and other works
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Going to the washroom often
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More irritated attitude / ruined mood
20)Aniket Kumar Mahato / Siraha
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Do not enter the kitchen
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Do not eat the Prasad (food
worship to god)
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Do not worship god
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Live alone in a different room
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Not allowed to put tika during Dashain
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Get angry quickly
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Not allowed to participate in puja
(worshiping god)
22) Anuj Raut / Okhaldhunga
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Do not touch the utensils used by them
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Stay in separate room during menstruation
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Not allowed to do puja,
touch anyone
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Family god gets angry
23)Simrata Rauniyar / Kathmandu
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She is not allowed to enter the temple
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She doesn’t worship god
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She is not allowed to cook food for first 3 days
during menstruation
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She doesn’t put tika
24)Sakshi Lamichhane / Kathmandu
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No allowed to touch the men who have done their bratabandha
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Do not enter the kitchen
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Do not enter the puja kotha and
grandparents’ room
25)Umauma Khan
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Do not touch holy items
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Not allowed to study the holy books
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Mother doesn’t do much work
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Sister doesn’t each much junk food
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In the neighborhood the females don’t cook food
during menstruation
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Maintain proper hygine
