LGBTQ+ Community Members Are Participating In An Annual Pride Parade In Nepal

LGBTQ+ Community Members Are Participating In An Annual Pride Parade In Nepal

LGBTQ+ community members are participating in an annual pride parade for equality, rights, and identity during the Gai Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 20, 2024. Gai Jatra is primarily celebrated in Kathmandu, where a procession of cows is circling the Kathmandu Valley to commemorate deceased family members from the previous year (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto).

  • Product Code
  • ILEA003176543
  • Registered date
  • 2024/8/20 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto
  • Media size
  • 6000 × 4000 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 5.92(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

    Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

    A performer gets ready to show his religious act as part of the Indra Jatra celebration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu Valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
      Indra Jatra Festival Celebration In Nepal.

      Indra Jatra Festival Celebration In Nepal.

      Masked dancers wearing the masks of Hindu deities perform in the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024, during the Indra Jatra procession. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)
        Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

        Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

        Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
          Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

          Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

          Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
            Indra Jatra Festival Celebration In Nepal.

            Indra Jatra Festival Celebration In Nepal.

            Nepalese people watch a chariot carrying Nepal's living Goddess Kumari as revelers pull it. The living deities embark on a tour around the city, coinciding with the annual festival of Indra Jatra, dedicated to Lord Indra, the Hindu God of rain, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Basantapur in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)
              Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

              Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

              A Nepali demon deity, Lakhe, performs while celebrating the annual festival of Indra Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (the fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra came to earth to collect white flowers for his mother but was caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu Valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, came and disclosed his identity, a procession took place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
                Indra Jatra Festival Celebration In Nepal.

                Indra Jatra Festival Celebration In Nepal.

                Masked dancers wearing the masks of Hindu deities perform in the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024, during the Indra Jatra procession. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)
                  Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

                  Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

                  Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel (C) attends the Indra Jatra festival procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
                    Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

                    Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

                    A Nepali demon deity, Lakhe, performs while celebrating the annual festival of Indra Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (the fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra came to earth to collect white flowers for his mother but was caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu Valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, came and disclosed his identity, a procession took place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
                      Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

                      Nepali Living Deities Embark On Tour Of City As A Part Of Indra Jatra Festival Celebration

                      Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel (C) attends the Indra Jatra festival procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (the Newars) of the Kathmandu valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)