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Indra Jatra Festival Celebration - Nepal

People participate in a chariot procession during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2025. The eight-day festival kicked off on September 4 to honor Indra, the god of rain. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indra Jatra Festival Celebration - Nepal

Children perform a traditional dance during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Septembre 6, 2025. The eight-day festival kicked off on September 4 to honor Indra, the god of rain. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indra Jatra Festival Celebration - Nepal

Masked dancers perform during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Septembre 6, 2025. The eight-day festival kicked off on September 4 to honor Indra, the god of rain. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indra Jatra Festival Celebration - Nepal

A masked dancer performs during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 6, 2025. The eight-day festival kicked off on September 4 to honor Indra, the god of rain. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Genocide Remembrance Day - Bangladesh

Prachyanat theater group stages a street play to commemorate those killed in Bangladesh Genocide in March 1971, in 2024 mass uprising, and the ongoing war in Gaza on March 25, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ceremony is called Lal Jatra, or Red Procession. Photo by Mehedi Hasan/Middle East Image/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khadga Jatra Festival - Nepal

Masked dancers take part in a parade during the Khadga Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khadga Jatra Festival - Nepal

Masked dancers take part in a parade during the Khadga Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khadga Jatra Festival - Nepal

Masked dancers take part in a parade during the Khadga Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khadga Jatra Festival - Nepal

Masked dancers take part in a parade during the Khadga Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 21, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GHODE JATRA FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240409) -- KATHMANDU, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal Army soldiers perform horse riding in celebration of Ghode Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2024. The Nepal Army organized horse racing, acrobatics performance and other activities to mark the traditional Ghode Jatra, or horse racing festival, on Monday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GHODE JATRA FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240409) -- KATHMANDU, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel participates in the celebration of Ghode Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2024. The Nepal Army organized horse racing, acrobatics performance and other activities to mark the traditional Ghode Jatra, or horse racing festival, on Monday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GHODE JATRA FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240409) -- KATHMANDU, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Nepal Army soldier performs dog skills in celebration of Ghode Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2024. The Nepal Army organized horse racing, acrobatics performance and other activities to mark the traditional Ghode Jatra, or horse racing festival, on Monday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GHODE JATRA FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240409) -- KATHMANDU, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal Army soldiers perform horse riding in celebration of Ghode Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2024. The Nepal Army organized horse racing, acrobatics performance and other activities to mark the traditional Ghode Jatra, or horse racing festival, on Monday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed as deities participate in a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed as deities participate in a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed as deities participate in a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed as deities participate in a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People perform during a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed as deities participate in a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-SHREE PACHALI BHAIRAV KHADGA SIDDHI JATRA FESTIVAL-PARADE

(240329) -- KATHMANDU, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed as deities perform mask dances during a parade to mark the Shree Pachali Bhairav Khadga Siddhi Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 29, 2024. The festival is celebrated once in 12 years in Kathmandu, during which people dressed as different deities perform mask dances. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations. Photo from left to right: Masanori Katayama, Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Koji Arima, Chairman, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA); Keiji Masui, Chairman, Japan Auto Body Association (JABIA); Katsumi Yamada, President, Japan Automobile Machinery and Appliance Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Naomiki Kaneko, Chairman, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JATRA)=Date:January 5, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations. Photo from left to right: Masanori Katayama, Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Koji Arima, Chairman, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA); Keiji Masui, Chairman, Japan Auto Body Association (JABIA); Katsumi Yamada, President, Japan Automobile Machinery and Appliance Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Naomiki Kaneko, Chairman, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JATRA)=Date:January 5, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA FESTIVAL

(231002) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a chariot procession in celebration of Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 2, 2023. The eight-day festival is celebrated to honor Indra, the god of rain. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA FESTIVAL

(231002) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Women pull the chariots in celebration of Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 2, 2023. The eight-day festival is celebrated to honor Indra, the god of rain. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA FESTIVAL

(231002) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a chariot procession in celebration of Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 2, 2023. The eight-day festival is celebrated to honor Indra, the god of rain. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA-CHARIOT PROCESSION

(230929) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Girls in traditional attire play drums during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA-CHARIOT PROCESSION

(230929) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel observes the chariot procession of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA-CHARIOT PROCESSION

(230929) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel observes the chariot procession of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Bangladeshi people celebrate Bengali New Year in style

STORY: Bangladeshi people celebrate Bengali New Year in style DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bengali New Year celebrations STORYLINE: With much fervor and enthusiasm, people in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the South Asian country joined in celebrations of the traditional new year on Friday. In traditional costumes, Dhaka residents participated in a colorful procession, the Mangal Shobha Jatra, to welcome the Bengali New Year 1430 with renewed hope and good spirits. The procession started from the Dhaka University following the conclusion of a flagship curtain-raising cultural event at dawn held in the city's lush green Ramna Park. People from all walks of life in Dhaka participated in the mega colorful procession featuring evocative masks, floats and motifs of the Bangladeshi culture. The motifs highlighted a large-scale replica of a horse alongside other handcrafted clay figurines and traditional artifa

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(230415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People carry a chariot as they celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2023. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(230415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2023. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(230415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People smear vermilion powder over each other as they celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2023. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL

(230411) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pull the chariot of Lord Bhairav during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 10, 2023. The festival is celebrated annually to welcome the arrival of spring and the start of Nepali New Year. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL

(230411) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pull the chariot of Lord Bhairav during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 10, 2023. The festival is celebrated annually to welcome the arrival of spring and the start of Nepali New Year. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL

(230411) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pull the chariot of Lord Bhairav during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 10, 2023. The festival is celebrated annually to welcome the arrival of spring and the start of Nepali New Year. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GAHANA KHOJNE JATRA FESTIVAL

(230407) -- KATHMANDU, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people carry on their shoulders a chariot of Goddess Tundaldevi in search for her lost jewellery in a "jewel pond" known as Gahana Pokhari during the traditional Gahana Khojne Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GAHANA KHOJNE JATRA FESTIVAL

(230407) -- KATHMANDU, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people carry on their shoulders a chariot of Goddess Tundaldevi in search for her lost jewellery in a "jewel pond" known as Gahana Pokhari during the traditional Gahana Khojne Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA

(220914) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Indra Jatra celebration

Nepal's living god Bhairab walks into the Kumari Ghar in capital Kathmandu before the formal start of Indra Jatra festival on Friday. Nepal has a unique tradition of appointing childrens fulfiling the criterias as living Goddess Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairab who are worshipped and taken out on tour ascending them on a chariot during Indra Jatra. Indra Jatra is observed in the Himalayan Nation on fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends said that the Indra Jatra festival is observed to celebrate the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra.

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Indra Jatra celebration

Nepal's living goddess Kumari is ascended on chariot before the formal start of the tour round the city on the occasion of Indra Jatra festival on Friday. Nepal has a unique tradition of appointing childrens fulfiling the criterias as living Goddess Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairab who are worshipped and taken out on tour ascending them on a chariot during Indra Jatra. Indra Jatra is observed in the Himalayan Nation on fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar. Legends said that the Indra Jatra festival is observed to celebrate the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra.