People gather to watch the chariot procession during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 17, 2024. The eight-day festival that kicked off on Sept. 15 honors the god of rain Indra.

On Tuesday, The Dwarika’s Hotel in Kathmandu recreated the festivities of Indra Jatra, one of the valley’s largest cultural festivals. The celebration at the hotel offered guests a glimpse into ...

The eight-day-long Indra Jatra festival began with the raising of Yosin or Lingo, a ceremonial wooden pole, at Hanuman Dhoka premises in Kathmandu Durbar Square on Sunday morning. Known as Yenya in ...

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Indra Jatra, one of Kathmandu’s most vibrant festivals, was celebrated with great enthusiasm on Tuesday. The eight-day festival, observed primarily in Kathmandu Valley, Dhulikhel, and Dolakha, ...

With Indra Jatra less than a week away, preparations for the festival have gathered pace at Basantapur of Kathmandu. As part of preparations for the festival, three chariots are being built at ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A masked dancer performs during Indra Jatra, a festival that marks the end of the rainy season in Kathmandu ...

Gai Jatra is the procession of cows and is dedicated to God Yama – the god of death. It is observed the day after Raksha Bandhan and Janai Purnima in Nepal. Gai Jatra 2025 date is August 9. People who ...

Dhanu Yatra is one of the biggest open air theater festivals in the world and is held in the Pushya month (December – January) at Bargarh District in Odisha. Dhanu Yatra 2024 - 2025 will be held from ...