Photos from Indra Jatra, a festival in Nepal that fell this year on September 18. During Indra Jatra, thousands of people in Kathmandu pay homage to the Kumari Devi (Living Goddess).
Some say that Indra Jatra is the day to give thanks to the lord Indra for the rain. Or, depending on who you ask, it is a day to give thanks to the lord Indra for the end of the rainy season.
According to others, the festival is celebrated in the honor of Bahirab, who is Shiva‘s manifestation and is believed to destroy evil.
No matter how you interpret the meaning of the festival, it is a beautiful celebration of traditional Nepali dance, music, and food. The festival lights of Indra Jatra lit up the dark Kathmandu night!
This post is a response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!
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