Nepali town welcomes the New Year with drum beats, dancing, palanquins, Sindoor

Apr 14, 2024

The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with orange Sindoor which is observed on 2nd of Baisakh or the first month of...

Thimi celebrates Sindoor Jatra with arrival of Nepali New Year

Apr 15, 2025

The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with vermillion. It is observed on the 2nd of Baisakh, the first month of the...

Nepal celebrates New Year with vibrant Sindoor Jatra; ancient Thimi town turns orange

Apr 15, 2026

The Newar community in Thimi celebrated the Nepali New Year with the vibrant Sindoor Jatra festival. Devotees paraded 26 ceremonial palanquins around the Balkumari...

Thousands of youngsters attend Nepali anime festival

Sep 17, 2022

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 17 : Thousands of people flocked to the site of Otaku Jatra, a Nepali anime and cosplay festival, on Saturday. The...

Tudaldevi Jatra: Festival in Nepal where Goddesses search for missing jewellery

Apr 08, 2023

The Tudaldevi Jatra commonly known as "Gahana Khojne Jatra" translated as "A festival to search for jewellery" is celebrated every year on Chaitra Shukla...

Kathmandu's longest chariot festival honouring Lord of Rain begins

Mar 30, 2023

Hundreds of women came onto the street to pull the chariot through the mass of devotees with the fall of the day. The 3...