Nepal's living deities tour around city with arrival of festive season

Sep 19, 2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 20 : Nepal's living deities, Goddess Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairab from Sunday started the tour of inner areas of Kathmandu as...

Nepal's Rato Machindranath Jatra sees no extravaganza this year

Sep 07, 2020

Lalitpur [Nepal], September 7 : As Nepal continues to register more number of coronavirus cases, cultural and religious events like Rato Machindranath Jatra is...

Odisha CM Majhi inaugurates week-long Bali Jatra in Cuttack

Nov 15, 2024

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the world-famous Bali Jatra festival in Cuttack on Thursday.

Festivities return to Nepal post-pandemic with chariot procession honouring God of rain

Apr 09, 2022

Kathmandu [Nepal], April 9 : Festivities have returned to Nepal after the COVID-19 pandemic third wave, as one of the biggest chariot festivals celebrated...

Ghode Jatra: Nepal's festival of horses observed in Lalitpur

Mar 21, 2023

This festival of worshipping horses, called "Ghodejatra", is observed on the new moon of Chaitra Sukla Paksha of the eastern lunar calendar. According to...

'Bhoto Jatra': Festival on Nepal's search for true owner of jewel-studded vest concludes

Aug 04, 2024

The "Bhoto Jatra" in Nepal concluded on Sunday, with another year passing, without claims for the jewel-studded vest or "Bhoto" which has remained in...