Kumari

President Ramchandra Paudel has expressed belief that unique festivals like Indrajatra subsisting for centuries help preserve culture and ancient civilization.

Living Goddess Kumari is worshiped at Hanuman dhoka which is considered as the ancient palace of Kathmandu, Nepal.

People crowded at the Taleju Bhawani temple of Bhaktapur to receive tika from the living goddess Kumari.

Others observing the festival were the Prime Minister, chief of constitutional bodies, ministers, etc.

Bisket Jatra, a famous cultural festival of Tokha, the northern outskirt of the Kathmandu Valley, is underway.

Life of a Kumari inside the Kumari Ghar is one of a kind.

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Indra Jatra is one of the biggest festivals of the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed the belief that the cultural and historical festival of Kumari Indrajatra celebrated by the Newar community of Kathmandu Valley would help strengthen the national unity