The Indra Jatra festival marks the end of the monsoon and rice farming season and signals the dawn of fall. It's celebrated mostly by the Newar community, the native residents of Kathmandu.

Indra Jatra, one of Kathmandu's most important festivals ... Here's all you need to know about this festival. Tennessee's Waterville Dam 'Breached' as Evacuation Continues Keira Knightley Joined ...

Don’t want to pay a fine when in Singapore? Do NOT break these rules ...

Thousands of people Tuesday gathered at Hanuman Dhoka in central Kathmandu for the Indra Jatra festival marking the end of the monsoon season, an epa journalist reports. Today was the first day of ...

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. It is believed that Lord Indra came to the ...

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 07, 2022, (ANI): Indra Jatra Festival, dedicated to lord Indra, god of rain has kicked off in the Himalayan Nation with the erection of Ya: Shi, a sacred pole regarded and ...

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) Nepal's President Ram Chandra ...

A masked dancer performs during Indra Jatra, a festival that marks the end of the rainy season in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Chelsea Handler Says She ...