The weeklong Indra Jatra festival marks the end of the monsoon and rice farming season, signalling the dawn of fall. It’s celebrated mostly by the Newar community, the native residents of Kathmandu.

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.

Bhaktapur's historic Taumadhi Square bustled with life as locals marked the Biska Jatra festival, heralding the Nepali New ...

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.

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 18 (ANI): Nepal's living deities, Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairav embarked on a tour of the inner areas of Kathmandu as part of Indra Jatra festival signaling arrival of festive ...

Bode [Nepal], April 15 (ANI): In the medieval town ... This annual ritual, known as "Jibro Chedne Jatra," is observed on the second day of the Nepali New Year and is believed to have originated ...

Ghode Jatra,' which in Nepali means 'Fair of Horses,' is a traditional festival observed in Chaitra. It is held in the last month of the Nepali Bikram Sambat and has deep historical and cultural ...

Thimi, Nepal, embraced the vibrant Sindoor Jatra festivity, marking the Nepali New Year 2082. The town turned red with vermillion as 32 ceremonial palanquins paraded around the Balkumari temple. The ...

Nepal annually mark Ghode Jatra on the day of Chaitra Krishna Aunsi as per the lunar calendar. In Nepali language, 'Ghode' refers to 'of horses', and 'Jatra' refers to a type of festival.