PHOTOS: Indra Jatra concludes with women pulling chariot

Subash Shrestha September 24, 2021
PHOTOS: Indra Jatra concludes with women pulling chariot

KATHMANDU: Week-long Indra Jatra festival has ended for the year with women pulling the chariot of living Goddess Kumari, Living God--- Ganesh and Bhairab.

The festival dedicated to Lord Indra signifies the arrival of the festive season and the end of the monsoon in Nepal.

Here are some photos taken on Friday afternoon. 

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