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 Festival of Nepal: IndraJatra festival 2019 (Photo blog)
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Indra Jatra, most commonly known as** Yenya** is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Ye means "Kathmandu" and Ya means "celebration", together it means "celebration inside Kathmandu" in Nepal Bhasa. The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jatra and Kumari Jatra. Indra Jatra is marked by masked dances of deities and demons, displays of sacred images and tableaus in honor of the deity Indra, the king of heaven. Kumari jatra is the chariot procession of the living goddess Kumari.


 


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