Tag: Jatra

Bagh Bhairav festival or Baagh Bhairav Jatra is celebrated on the first day of Bhadra month of Nepali calendar in Kirtipur. On the festival, the Bagh Bhairav idol, especially made for the festival, is carried on the streets of Kritipur with music playing by the traditional bands. A lot of devotees follow the idol chanting

Every year Seto Machindranath Rath Jatra starts in around March end (Chaitra Sukla Aastami). This year, the Jatra started on March 25, 2018. The Seto Machindranath (White Machindranath or Machhendranath) is considered the god of rain and the god for good rice harvest. In the festival, the statue of god Seto Machindranath is carried up