The Gai Jatra or Cow festival remembers those who have recently passed away and involves children dressing up and marching in a procession. The locals took to the street and major chowks around ...
Cultural expert Tejeshwar Babu Gwanga (R) spoke to SBS Nepali about the cultural significance of Gai Jatra. Credit: (L) AAP/Sipa USA/SOPA Images/Bivas Shrestha, (R) SBS Nepali/Prayas Dulal ...
On Tuesday, 20 August, Nepal is celebrating Gai Jatra. Known as 'Sa Paru' in the Newari language, this festival is observed in the memory of loved ones. Since the 2010s, Gai Jatra has taken on a ...
Traditionally, Gai Jatra is literally translated as procession of cows and is an age-old festival commemorating the death of loved ones. Since 2001, LGBTI people in Nepal have been using Gai Jatra ...
The annual event brings together the sexual minority community and their supporters in Kathmandu during the Gai Jatra festival. Tuesday's rally was participated by a government minister ...
Gai Jatra (Cow Procession) is a festival celebrated for eight days every year in Nepal, historically by the Newar people of Kathmandu Valley. It takes place at the end of the summer in the sixth ...
Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community gathered to celebrate Pride and honor their loved ones who have passed this week for the first time since the country had its first legally recognized same-sex marriage ...