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The festive season in Nepal commenced on September 17 with the vibrant celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu.

The Indra Jatra festival, one of Nepal’s oldest cultural traditions, commemorates the conclusion of the monsoon season and ...

Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on September 17 with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess. Families gathered for feasts and lit ...

Nepal's Indra Jatra festival, celebrating Lord Indra, the 'God of Rain', commenced on Tuesday. The event features a ...

Nepal's living deities, Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairav embarked on a tour of the inner areas of Kathmandu as part of Indra Jatra festival signaling arrival of festive season in the Himalayan Nation from ...

THE months­long festival season here has begun with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden cha­riot with a young girl ...

Indra Jatra, one of Kathmandu's most important festivals, is steeped in ancient tradition and sacred rituals. Highlights ...

The Indra Jatra festival in Nepal revolves around Kumari Puja, a ritual that honours a young girl who is worshipped as a ...

Nepal has the tradition of worshiping a girl as Kumari from the Newar Community, originals of the Kathmandu Valley after she undergoes various religious tests. The test for choosing girl as Kumari ...

Lakshmi Puri came to Kathmandu for the first time in 1955 as a three-year-old with her parents. She recalls learning dance ...

On Tuesday, The Dwarika’s Hotel in Kathmandu recreated the festivities of Indra Jatra, one of the valley’s largest cultural ...