Festivals and Jatra

Bhaktapur: Sujan Bag Shrestha, a 28-year-old resident of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-8, continued his family's age-old tradition by piercing his tongue on Sunday, marking the second time he has...

  Gopal Prasad Baral  Mahottari, Nov 17: The Mithila region, including Mahottari, is radiant and mesmerizing now. The villages and cities are decorated.      Artistic and colourful...

Niraj Vaidhya In Nepal, where the tribal substratum is still very visible in the social organization of the Newars, this savge god is probably the most popular and...

The festival of Rudrayani which is popularly known as the “Sikali Jatra”. This festival is dedicated to the goddess Shikali or “Ajima” or mother goddess. In Khokana, one...

Indra Jatra, also known as Yenya Punhi, is one of the most significant and vibrant traditional festivals celebrated in Nepal, especially in the Kathmandu Valley. This annual festival...

Kathmandu, Sept 25: Guests from the United States of America and China will visit Nepal to observe the Indra Jatra cultural festival in the Kathmandu Valley, said the...

-Sanjib Chaudhary Ashtimki, an ancient tradition of painting the story of the evolution of life, holds great significance among the Tharus of western Nepal. While the Tharus in...

Bhaktapur, Aug 31: The Gaijatra festival has kicked off in Bhaktapur from this morning. People from the Newar community are celebrating this festival with fanfare and amidst the...

photo-Amrendra yadav Janakpurdham, Aug. 31: As the sky over Janakpurdham dusks, the enchanting melodies of monsoon folk songs echo from local temples and shrines.  The songs, known as ‘Kajari’,...