Indra Jatra, the festival of rain and good harvest, began today in Bhaktapur with the installation of a towering wooden pole, known as Yambo:Dho in Nepal Bhasa, symbolizing Lord Indra. The eight-day ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess. Families gathered ...

A traditional mask dancer, known as Lakhe, performs during Indra Jatra festival, an eight-day festival that honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. During ...

The biggest festival of Kathmandu Valley, Indra Jatra, began on Saturday with the worshipping of Indra, the King of Heaven, also known as the God of rains. Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel, Prime ...

Kathmandu, Sep 13 (efe_epa).Kathmandu, Sep 13 (efe_epa). — Thousands of people Tuesday gathered at Hanuman Dhoka in central Kathmandu for the Indra Jatra festival marking the end of the monsoon season ...

Kathmandu vibrated with the start of Indra Jatra as the living Goddess Kumari, Ganesh, and Bhairav were paraded through the city. Thousands of devotees gathered to witness the rare public appearance ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Tens of thousands of devotees packed the old palace courtyard in the heart of Nepal's capital Sunday to celebrate the feast of Indra Jatra, marking the return of the festival ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The old palace in the heart of Nepal's Kathmandu was packed to the brim as tens of thousands of devotees celebrated the beginning of the monthslong festival season on Saturday. Men ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Trishna Shakya, 8, looks imposing in her finery as she is carried high in the arms of a helper from the temple palace. As she rides a chariot bedecked in garlands of brilliant ...

Parijat night jasmine flowers for which, it is believed, lord of heaven Indra descended upon Kathmandu. Photo: KUNDA DIXIT Indra Jatra, or Yenya, commemorates the descent of a god from heaven dressed ...

Nepalese devotees gather to watch the annual Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. The feast of Indra Jatra marks the return of the festival season in the Himalayan nation ...