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3rd China International Commodity Expo in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 25, 2025 - Citizens purchase Nepalese wool handicrafts at the 3rd China International Commodity Expo in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on November 25, 2025.

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Nepal: Curfew Imposed as Gen Z Protests Erupt in Bara District

Fresh Gen-Z protests erupted in Nepal's Bara district, leading to violent clashes with cadres of the CPN-UML. Authorities imposed a curfew to curb escalating tensions on Thursday, November 20. The confrontations, which led to police using tear gas and the temporary suspension of airport operations, mark renewed political tension ahead of next year's general election.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA EXPO (CN)

(240726) -- KUNMING, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor (C) experiences a Nepalese singing bowl, a kind of tool for sound therapy, at the South Asia Pavilion during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 26, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo runs from July 23 to 28 in Kunming. The expo presents 15 pavilions, including two dedicated to South Asian countries, showcasing a total of approximately 800 booths. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Peng Yikai)

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Nepal's tourism professionals continue to receive Chinese language training

STORY: Nepal's tourism professionals continue to receive Chinese language training SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the sixth Chinese language training course STORYLINE: The Sixth Chinese language training course kicked off here on Tuesday for tourism professionals in Nepal. A total of 60 Nepalese shall receive Chinese language training under a six-month-long program, according to Harish Chandra Shah, president of Nepal China Cultural and Educational Council, which is co-organizing the training session with the Nepal Tourism Board. A total of 200 Nepali tourism professionals have been trained in the past five training sessions. China is not just a "strong partner" to Nepal's development, "but also a market for our tourism industry," said Hit Bahadur Tamang, Nepal's minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation. "My ministry aims to attract millions of tourists from

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White Pagoda Cultural Week fosters China-Nepal friendship and cultural exchanges

STORY: White Pagoda Cultural Week fosters China-Nepal friendship and cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the white pagoda at Miaoying Temple 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BISHNU PUKAR SHRESTHA, Nepali Ambassador to China STORYLINE: The 2024 Beijing White Pagoda Cultural Week kicked off Friday with the theme of "focusing on cultural heritage protection and deepening civilizational exchanges and mutual learning." The event aims to spotlight the historical and cultural significance of the white pagoda at Miaoying Temple in Beijing. Built in 1279 during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), this Tibetan Buddhist pagoda was designed by Nepalese architect Arniko. Over 10 engaging activities will showcase the cultural richness of China and Nepal and highlight their historical exchanges and heritage preservation efforts. The week-long event is expected to promote friendly cultural interactions between the two cou

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Chinese proficiency final competition held in Nepal

STORY: Chinese proficiency final competition held in Nepal SHOOTING TIME: May 31, 2024 DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. Registrar of Kathmandu University Achyut Wagle 3. various of the event 4. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song 5. various of the event 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MONIKA KANDEL, Student, Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management STORYLINE: The 23rd Chinese-Bridge Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students concluded its final in the Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu on Friday. A total of seven contestants joined the final competition, demonstrating their Chinese language skills and understanding of Chinese culture through speeches, knowledge tests and talent shows. In speeches themed "One World, One Family," the students shared their insights and thoughts about how to build a better world together, stressing the need for joint efforts and mutual help to cope with challenges like climate

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Republic Day Celebrations - Kathmandu

Nepalese soldiers take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Republic Day Celebrations - Kathmandu

Nepalese police officers take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Republic Day Celebrations - Kathmandu

Members of a band of Nepalese police perform during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(240528) -- KATHMANDU, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of a band of Nepalese police perform during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(240528) -- KATHMANDU, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nepalese police officers take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(240528) -- KATHMANDU, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nepalese soldiers take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(240528) -- KATHMANDU, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese police officers take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(240528) -- KATHMANDU, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese soldiers take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(240528) -- KATHMANDU, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a band of Nepalese police perform during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-CULTURAL INDUSTRIES-INT'L CULTURAL TRADE EXHIBITON (CN)

(240524) -- SHENZHEN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors select products at a Nepalese booth during the 20th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 24, 2024. The 20th ICIF opened on Thursday in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen. For the first time, the five-day event has set up an international cultural trade exhibition, with an exhibition area covering 20,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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NEPAL-LALITPUR-SWEET-CHAKU

(240110) -- LALITPUR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People make Chaku, a Nepalese sweet made from ghee, milk and nuts, ahead of the Maghe Sankranti festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Jan. 10, 2024. Hardened molasses ("Chaku" in local language) is prepared for festivals and the winter season by Nepalese. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-LALITPUR-SWEET-CHAKU

(240110) -- LALITPUR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People pack Chaku, a Nepalese sweet made from ghee, milk and nuts, ahead of the Maghe Sankranti festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Jan. 10, 2024. Hardened molasses ("Chaku" in local language) is prepared for festivals and the winter season by Nepalese. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-NEPALESE STUDENT-BLOOD DONATION (CN)

(231231) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shekhar Dongol, a Nepalese student who studies at Tianjin University, donates blood at a mobile blood collection site in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Dec. 28, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Nepalese student forms blood bond with Chinese" (Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-DASHAIN FESTIVAL

(231021) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese in traditional attire take part in a ceremony to celebrate "Fulpati", the seventh day of the Dashain festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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(BRF2023)CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-NEPAL-DEPUTY PM-MEETING (CN)

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong meets with Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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(BRF2023)CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-NEPAL-DEPUTY PM-MEETING (CN)

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong meets with Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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Border ports in China's Tibet see increasing traffic after operation resumed

STORY: Border ports in China's Tibet see increasing traffic after operation resumed DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general view of ports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Nepali): TARDEL, Nepalese citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUASTAMA, Nepalese citizen 4. various of general view of ports 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAMESH MAGAR, Nepalese tour guide 6. various of general view of ports 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tibetan): SONAM YANGKI, Nepalese shop owner STORYLINE: Three Chinese land ports connecting China and Nepal have witnessed steady growth in traffic since they fully resumed operations earlier this year. Zham port Tibet, China The Zham port resumed two-way passenger traffic on Sept. 1 after being closed for eight years. It was a major gateway between China and Nepal before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, forcing it to stop service. After the resumption, Nepalese people with border resident certificates are able to purchase daily nece

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-NEPAL-PM-TALKS (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-NEPAL-PM-TALKS (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds a welcoming ceremony for Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who is on an official visit to China, at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NEPALESE PM-MONUMENT-TRIBUTE (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda lays a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NEPALESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NEPALESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230925) -- BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GUESTS-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-DEMONSTRATION (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda participates in an activity demonstrating intangible cultural heritages before a welcoming banquet in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-XI JINPING-NEPALESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-XI JINPING-NEPALESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-NEPALESE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A welcoming ceremony is held upon the arrival of Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Prachanda on Saturday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-NEPALESE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Prachanda on Saturday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-NEPALESE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Prachanda on Saturday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-NEPALESE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A welcoming ceremony is held upon the arrival of Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Prachanda on Saturday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-NEPALESE PM-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Prachanda on Saturday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Nepal dispatches 253 athletes to Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Nepal dispatches 253 athletes to Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song meeting Nepalese delegation's officials, athletes and coaches STORYLINE: A total of 253 athletes from Nepal are participating in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, the chef de mission of the Nepalese contingent said in Kathmandu on Tuesday. "The Asian Games is a big event for Asia. We're participating in large number in terms of our population, our sports and development level," Tanka Lal Ghising said at a farewell ceremony held for representatives of the Nepali contingent in Nepal. "As many as 253 athletes are participating from Nepal, which is not a small number," Ghising added. "Participation in big number is an expression of happiness when our neighboring country is organizing such a big event." The Hangzhou Asian Games will run from September 23 to October 8 in China's Zhejiang Provin

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows Chinese and Nepalese passengers walking across the China-Nepal Friendship Bridge at Zham port in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Nie Yi)

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CHINA-TIBET-NEPAL-ZHAM-LAND PORT (CN)

(230902) -- XIGAZE, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows Chinese and Nepalese passengers walking across the China-Nepal Friendship Bridge at Zham port in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Zham port in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, a major land port between China and Nepal, resumed two-way passenger traffic on Friday after being closed for eight years. According to local authorities, 752 people passed through the border during the first day of the resumption. Xinhua reporters saw long queues at the exit and entry reception hall at about 11 a.m. The Zham port in the city of Xigaze was a major gateway between China and Nepal for political, economic and cultural exchanges before 2015, when a mega-earthquake hit Nepal, destroying roads, bridges and facilities at the port, and forcing it to stop service. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

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3 U.S. Marines Killed In Osprey Aircraft Crash In Australia

Handout photo dated May 12, 2015 shows U.S. Air Force, Marines, and Nepalese army members transport an earthquake patient from a MV-22 Osprey for medical care at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-YUNNAN-WANG YI-NEPAL-YADAV-MEETING (CN)

(230816) -- KUNMING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Nepalese Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 16, 2023. Yadav is attending the seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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200 Nepali tourism professionals receive Chinese language training

STORY: 200 Nepali tourism professionals receive Chinese language training DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants 2. various of speeches 3. various of performances STORYLINE: The 5th Chinese language training course for Nepalese tourism professionals concluded in Kathmandu on Tuesday, bringing the total number of trainees to 200. Under a 2016 joint press statement, the Chinese side agreed to provide Chinese language training in Nepal for 200 Nepalese tourism professionals to support the recovery of tourism in the country. The program had been suspended for three years over the COVID-19 pandemic. China-Nepal cooperation on tourism has been undergoing an orderly recovery, with more and more Chinese tourists coming to Nepal, noted Wang Xin, a counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Nepal. Wang voiced hope that the learners will make full use of what they had learned and improve their language skills and service levels to better serve th

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CHINA-TIBET-CULTURE-TOURISM-EXPO (CN)

(230618) -- LHASA, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Nepalese trader poses for a photo at the 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 18, 2023. The expo is one of the most important events on Tibet's cultural calendar. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-CULTURE-TOURISM-EXPO (CN)

(230618) -- LHASA, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Nepalese trader poses for a photo at the 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 18, 2023. The expo is one of the most important events on Tibet's cultural calendar. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(230529) -- KATHMANDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of musical band of Nepalese police take part in a parade during the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MOTHER'S DAY

(230420) -- KATHMANDU, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pay homage to their departed mothers beside a pond at the Matatirtha temple on the occasion of the Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2023. Nepalese Hindu devotees bathe in the pond, make offerings and pay homage to their departed mothers as they mark the Mother's Day in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MOTHER'S DAY

(230420) -- KATHMANDU, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a holy bath beside a pond at the Matatirtha temple on the occasion of the Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2023. Nepalese Hindu devotees bathe in the pond, make offerings and pay homage to their departed mothers as they mark the Mother's Day in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MOTHER'S DAY

(230420) -- KATHMANDU, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes offerings to memorize her departed mother on the occasion of the Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 20, 2023. Nepalese Hindu devotees bathe in the pond, make offerings and pay homage to their departed mothers as they mark the Mother's Day in Nepal. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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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)