Asia Album: Moments of cow festival in Nepal-Xinhua
Asia Album: Moments of cow festival in Nepal
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-08-11 10:15:15
A girl in a festive dress wears the image of a cow head during the annual Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, was marked across Nepal to commemorate family members who passed away in the past year.
Children are often dressed up as cows, believed to guide departed souls to heaven. The festival fell on Aug. 10 this year.
A girl in a festive dress wears the image of a cow head during the annual Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)People participate in the annual Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)People participate in the annual Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)A boy wearing a festive dress participates in the annual Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal on Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)People participate in the annual Gai Jatra, or the Cow Festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)■
