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Nepal's living deities tour around city with arrival of festive season
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 20 (ANI): Nepal's living deities, Goddess Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairab from Sunday started the tour of inner areas of Kathmandu as a part of the Indra Jatra festival which signals the arrival of the festive season in the Himalayan Nation.
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Young girls worshipped in Nepal during traditional 'Kumari Puja' celebrati
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 19 (ANI): Decked up in red-coloured finery, several girls under the age of seven lined up to be worshipped turn by turn at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu for the 'Kumari Puja', a tradition that worships pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of godde
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Week-long Indra Jatra festival begins in Kathmandu amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] September 18 (ANI): Area in front of Kaal Bhairabin Durbar Square was packed with devotees and onlookers on Saturday to witness the inauguration of Ya: Shi, a sacred pole signalising Lord Indrain in the main square of the shrine.
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Devotees throng Krishna Temple of Nepal amid rising cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], August 30 (ANI): Scores of devotees thronged the Krishna Temple of Nepal's Patan Durbar Square even as the Himalayan nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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LGBTQ community of Nepal demands recognition as they observe Pride Day
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 24 (ANI): Members of the LGBTQ+ community in Nepal gathered at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu to observe Pride Day on Monday.
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Devotees celebrate Gai Jatra in Kathmandu for the salvation of departed so
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 23 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Basantapur Durbar Square on Monday was packed with devotees who came to take part in Gai Jatra, which people believe will give salvation to the souls of their departed loved ones.
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COVID-19 fear spoils Janmashtami celebrations in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], August 11 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic the courtyard of Patan Durbar Square, which has Krishna Temple wore a deserted-like look on Janmashtami. However, some devotees were seen offering prayers outside the gates of the temple.
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Nepal marks Indra Jatra with much fervour
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 13 (ANI): Tens of thousands of people gathered in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on Friday to mark the Indra Jatra festival with much fervor and gaiety.
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Janmashtami in Nepal: Devotees throng magnificent Krishna Temple
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], Aug 23: Shri Krishna Temple here on Friday witnessed a high influx of devotees to celebrate Janmashtami at Patan Durbar Square.
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Nepal's citizens celebrate Holi in Kathmandu's Durbar Square
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar.1 (ANI): The pavilion of the Basantapur Durbar Square, a World Heritage site in Kathmandu on Thursday, was smeared with vermillion powders, marking the day of the festival of colour Holi.
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UNESCO allows construction at Nepal heritage site
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 7 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Sunday gave the green signal to the construction of a temple complex in the Hanumandhoka buffer zone, which falls in the Durbar Square, located in the Kathmandu Valley.
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Nepal's annual festival of "Cow" commemorates the dead
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug.8 (ANI): Durbar Square of Nepal capital Kathmandu saw people from all walks of life gather to observe and celebrate the annual festival of "The Cow".
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