MALLA RANJIT

 Ranjit Malla was the last King of Bhaktapur. As a lover of rare and precious things, he added many courtyards to his palace. And to improve economic conditions in his Kingdom, he imported silver exporting it as coins. 

MALLA PRATAP

 Pratap Malla was the King of Kantipur, today’s Kathmandu. He was an authority in religion, music, and the art of warfare. And though he was a Hindu, he tolerated other religions. He even reconstructed the Buddhist shrine of Swayambunath. He constructed Krishna Mandir, the Shrine of Taleju, Rani Pokhari, and Guheswari temple.

MALLA, JAYASTHITI

 Jayassthiti Malla ruled the then Nepal from 1350 A.D. to 1395 A.D. as saviour, when the country was much weakened and was being threatened at its borders by neighbouring rulers. He was also a great reformer in social, religious and literary fields. As a staunch supporter of Bramhinism, he organised and reorganised society on the basis of ancient Hindu code according to which he classified people into different castes and professional groups. Jayasthiti was a builder of temples and a patron of art and literature. He was also an economic reformer and introduced a system of measuring land and houses.

MALLA, JAYA PRAKASH

 Jaya Prakash Malla was the last but a brave king of Kathmandu city state. He ruled Katmandu from 1736 A.D. to 1767 when he was defeated by the king of Gorkha, Prithvi Narayana Shah, the founder of united Nepal, though patriotic, strict, bold and intriguing in nature, he was also a victim of his own suspicious character. He intrigued against his own brother and killed his own commander Kashi Ram Thapa who was deputed at Nuwakot for suspicion of treachery and naturally that weakened his having to fight with many self made enemies who helped Prithivi Narayan Shah of Gorkha. However, inspite of all adversaries during his reign he fought bravely till the end of his life. His bravery was open heartedly appreciated by Prithivi Narayan Shah himself. 

MALLA PERIOD (1200 - 1769 AD)

 Though the people from the Malla dynasty were active in power also in some other areas, they didn’t come to Kathmandu valley until 1200 AD when King Ari Deva assumed the title and founded a new, highly accomplished dynasty. The Malla Period is a glorious era in the history of Nepal. Mallas developed trade and commerce, industry, religion and culture. They reached a high level of perfection in the fields of art and architecture.

The early Malla monarchs held absolute power by divine right: they were considered to be incarnations of Vishnu, as are the present Shah rulers. Although the Mallas were Hindu Shaivites following strict Brahmin rituals, they were tolerant of Buddhism, which was widespread at the court and among the people - especially in its Tantric form, the cult of Vajrayana.

A feudal administrative structure was imposed, dominated by an aristocratic elite whose powers at times overshadowed those of the sovereign. Below them, Brahmins and Chhetris monopolized all offices of profit around the palace. Next on the social ladder were the traders and farmers, divided into 64 strictly enforced occupational castes.

Some of the most popular kings of this period and their accomplishments are briefly described elsewhere. See Malla Jayasthiti, Malla Pratap, Malla Jaya Prakash, Malla Ranjit and Malla Siddhi Narsingh.

MAKWANPUR

 It is an important historic district of Narayani zone. This district is marked by historically interesting places, the relics and monuments of ancient rulers and other relevant traits of important socio-cultural aspects of old days in various parts of the district. Hetaunda municipality is the headquarters of the district which is one of the important industrial towns of the country as well. Famous area for timber, Makawanpur district is developing rapidly in all fields including trade, tourism, industry and socioal-cultural development. 

MAKAR SANKRANTI

 Sankranti is the first day of a month and makar means capricornus. Makar Sankranti, thus, signify the period when the sun enters the part of the Zodiac which is symbolized by Capricounus. For Newars, it is the special day for taking ghee and a kind of refined molasses. People bask in the sunshine and massage their bodies with mustard oil. The newly wed brides as well as women without issues usually do not take ghee and molasses that day in their husbands’ residences and instead they go to their maternal houses. 

MAJHI

 Majhis are the known as the fisherman tribe. They are found in the districts of Kavrepalanchok, Sindhupalchok, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, Dhankuta and Okhaldhunga. They are found living along large riverbanks. Majhi’s speak in their own native language which is a mixture of Tibeto-Burman strains as well as Bhojpuri and Maithili. They are engaged for their livelihood as boatsmen on top of fishing for survival. They also are good in filtering out gold from the sands of the river. The river is their benevolent deity. When somebody dies in their communities, they dance for three days in the memory of the dead one. MAKALU, MT.- Mt. Makalu, the 5th highest peak of the world is the topmost and dominant peak of Kumbhakarna Himal. The altitude of its peak is 27,807 ft. from sea level. 

MAITHILI

 Maithili is a big community spread over in the districts of southern Nepal and parts of India. Historically they were from the kingdom of Mithila which is still known as Mithila Pradesh as parts of Nepal and India. It is believed that Janakpur zone of Nepal where famous Janaki temple is situated was once the kingdom of King Janak, father of Sita of Ramayan. Maithili community are originally the inhabitants of Mithila.  There are more than two million Maithili people in Nepal comprising 12 percent of the total population. Most of Maithili’s live in the districts of Rautahat,  Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusa,  Sirha , Saptari and Sunsari .Maithili is the name of their language also which is rich in culture and literature. 

MAHOTTARI

 This district lies in Janakpur zone. Maithili language, culture and population is predominant in this district with agriculture as the main economic base. The temple of Mahadev who is staying on top of the water pool is the famous temple of this district. Having seated on top of water, This particular Mahadev himself is known as Jaleswar. Jaleswar is also the name of the town which is the headquaters of this district. Population of this district is approximately...