Living Goddess Kumari is being carried to a chariot during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Celebrations of the Indra Jatra Festival are underway in Nepal's Kathmandu to honor Indra, the god of rain. The eight-day-long festival is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Kathmandu valley.
Living God Bhairab looks from a window during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Nepali girls play drums during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A masked dancer performs traditional dance during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Devotees worship the idol of Lord Bhairab during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A traditional elephant dance is performed during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A masked dancer performs traditional dance during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) ■
