Home / News / World News / Article / Nepal marks Indra Jatra with much fervour

Nepal marks Indra Jatra with much fervour

Mayors from Indian, China, and Bhutan also attended the Indra Jatra festival, which is Nepal's biggest annual Hindu festival

Listen to this article :
A masked dancer performs the 'Sawa Bhaku' dance on the main day of the Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pic.AFP

A masked dancer performs the 'Sawa Bhaku' dance on the main day of the Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pic.AFP

On Friday, thousands of people gathered at the Durbar Square in Kathmandu to mark the celebrations of the Indra Jatra festival with much fervor and gaiety. The Indra Jatra festival, which is also known as Yenya in Nepalese is an eight-day long festival. The festival is celebrated to honour Indra, who is the king of heaven and god of rain and harvest, as per the Hindu mythology.

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement