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Yeṃ Yāḥ
Kathmandu’s Great Autumn Festival that celebrates the rain god for a bountiful rice harvest
MASK
Nepali aerospace engineer pens a children’s book that touches on migration, mental health, racism and identity
Kathmandu marks the Yen yā festival
The Gurju Paltan getting ready to kick off the Kumari chariot parade. ALL PHOTOS: SUMAN NEPALIPatan has Rato Machindranath, Bhaktapur has Biska,…
Wine and women during Yenya
Indra Jatra was improvised to allow women-only events and made way for changes in society
Nepal’s contentious Constitution Day
President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba attend Constitution day celebration at the army pavilion on Tundikhel on…
Once in a Halloween Blue Moon in Kathmandu
Unlike in the West, people of the Himalaya are totally at ease with the mystery of their lunar calendar
Walkabout with Anil: Indra Jatra
The legend behind the myth of Indra Jatra
Parijat night jasmine flowers for which, it is believed, lord of heaven Indra descended upon Kathmandu. Photo: KUNDA DIXITIndra Jatra, or Yenya,…
Getting behind the divine mask
All photos: SAMIR SHRESTHAAs Kathmandu got ready to celebrate Yenya Punhi (Indra Jatra) with its Kumari chariot procession last week, the masked…
Are you ready for Indra Jatra?
This week Kathmandu celebrates Indra Jatra — the chariot festival presided over by none other than the Living Goddess Kumari.Locally known as…
Prepping for Indra Jatra
Photo: BIKRAM RAIThe late monsoon calendar in Kathmandu Valley is filled with festivals: there was Krishna’s birthday last week, then Rishi…