Silu (Amarna Letters)
Silu may refer to: * Silu (film) * Silu (song) * Silu, Iran (other) * Zhan Silu Vincent Zhan Silu (born March 13, 1961) is the current Roman Catholic bishop of the archdiocese of Funing. Biography Zhiu was consecrated priest on June 24, 1989 and bishop on January 6, 2000 serving as auxiliary bishop of Funing without papa ...

Silu (film)
''Silu'' ( ne, सिलु) is the first film to be made in the Newar language. The movie depicts the pain of separation of a couple from Kathmandu after the wife gets kidnapped while on a pilgrimage in the Himalaya, and the sufferings her husband goes through to get her back from her captors. The musical film is based on a ballad in Nepal Bhasa written in the early 19th century which describes a journey to Silu, the sacred lake known as Gosaikunda located in the Himalaya. There is a belief in Newar society that a husband and wife should not make the trip together as it could result in a misfortune. Plot Tuyu Maicha (Naveena Shrestha) makes a race with her friends at Swayambhu stairs. Hira (Jaya Shrestha) joins them and declares himself first when they reach to the top. This first meet make Hira fall in love with Tuyu Maicha but the girl doesn't like him and goes her own way. Hira tells about her to his uncle, Aashnara (Madan Krishna Shrestha) who assures him that he'll take ...
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Silu (song)
"Silu" (Nepal Bhasa: and Devanagari:सिलु) is a traditional Nepalese song about a couple from Kathmandu who go on a pilgrimage to Silu and get separated. The ballad in Nepal Bhasa dates from the early 15th century.Lienhard, Siegfried (1992). ''Songs of Nepal: An Anthology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns.'' New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas. . Page 80. Crawford, S. Cromwell (1982). ''The evolution of Hindu ethical ideals.'' Asian Studies Program, University of Hawaii. . Page 80. Written by an unnamed composer, Silu is a popular seasonal song in Newar society. It is one of the six seasonal songs and is sung during the rainy season (August). Silu is what the Newars call Gosaikunda, a holy lake located to the north of Kathmandu.Waterhouse, David M. (2004). '' The Origins of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling, 1820-1858.'' Routledge. . Page 45. Situated at an elevation of 4,380 m in the Himalaya, it is associated with the Hindu deity Lord Shiva. The la ...
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