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People celebrate the Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2025. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal.
As Nepal entered the New Year 2082, the festival also marked the advent of the spring season. A day before the observance of Sindoor Jatra, the locals of Thimi perform "Gunsin Chhoyekegu," which ...
Kathmandu (Nepal), March 30 (ANI): Nepal on Saturday celebrated "Ghode Jatra", the Horse Racing Day with special ceremony at the Army pavilion in Kathmandu attended by head of state along with ...
The Sindoor Jatra is an integral part of the Biska Jatra celebrations in the Bhaktapur area, attracting thousands of people each year. As Nepal entered the New Year 2082, the festival also marked ...
Women pull a chariot during Indra Jatra, a festival that marks the end of the rainy season in Kathmandu, Nepal. Source: AP / Niranjan Shrestha/AP Every year, Nepal celebrates the Indra Jatra festival.
Bhaktapur [Nepal], April 10 (ANI): The ancient Taumadhi Square of Bhaktapur was lively on Thursday, with revelers and devotees congregating to watch the Biska Jatra, which, according to folklore ...
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A town in step with its ancestors
For centuries, the people of Banepa have celebrated the Chandeshwari Jatra, a festival that blends devotion, history and community pride.
In Nepal, Indra Jatra has been celebrated on Tuesday, 17 September this year. Newari cultural expert Malla K Sundar spoke to SBS Nepali about the annual festival's history and cultural significance.
Thimi [Nepal] April 15 (ANI): The town of Thimi in Nepal was painted red, symbolising prosperity and considered sacred in the age-old tradition as it celebrated the Sindoor Jatra, or Vermillion ...