Search For "jatra"
Nepal's Cosplay festival brings hundreds of pop culture fans together
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 2 (ANI): People wear costumes and fashion accessories to resemble anime characters on screen and perform different acts during Nepal's annual Cosplay festival called Otaku Jatra which has grown in popularity since 2016.
Read More
Nepal's living deities tour around city with arrival of festive season
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
Read More
Week-long Indra Jatra festival begins in Kathmandu amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 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.
Read More
Devotees celebrate Gai Jatra in Kathmandu for the salvation of departed so
Updated : 4 years, 9 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.
Read More
Chariot procession honouring God of Rain begins in Nepal amid COVID-19 sur
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 (ANI): One of the biggest chariot festivals celebrated in Kathmandu valley, the three-day-long Seto Macchindranath Jatra started on Tuesday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Read More
Festival to mark arrival of Nepali New year kicks off in Kathmandu amid CO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 11 (ANI): Despite the rising cases of COVID-19 in Nepal, the Taumadhi square of Bhaktapur city on Saturday was packed with revellers and devotees who came here to participate in the annual event Biska Jatra (fair), which signals the arrival of Nepali New Year.
Read More
Sikali Jatra, an alternative for Dashain for people of Khokana in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], October 23 (ANI): Known for its cultural identity and mustard oil, Khokana, a medieval Newari heritage village in the Southern part of Kathmandu Valley celebrates the Sikali Jatra instead of the Dashain Festival.
Read More
West Bengal allows jatras, cinemas to reopen from Oct 1
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 27 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that certain entertainment avenues can reopen from October 1.
Read More
Nepal's Rato Machindranath Jatra sees no extravaganza this year
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], September 7 (ANI): As Nepal continues to register more number of coronavirus cases, cultural and religious events like Rato Machindranath Jatra is being celebrated with almost no extravaganza.
Read More
Nepal: Protesters defy COVID-19 lockdown orders, clash with police over ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], September 4 (ANI): Hundreds of protesters, who defied COVID-19 lockdown norms to participate in a chariot procession, clashed with police in the Pulchowk area in Lalitpur on Thursday.
Read More
Odisha CM extends best wishes for Bahuda Yatra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 2 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday extended his best wishes to all on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, on the ninth day of Jagannath Rath Yatra.
Read More
Nepal welcomes New Year in silence due to COVID-19 threat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 13 (ANI): Due to the nation-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus only emergency service vehicles and vehicles with permits are plying on roads in Nepal.
Read More