KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess.

At least 4,200 buffaloes and thousands of goats and pigeons were killed during a mass sacrifice held as part of the Gadhimai festival, in Bariyarpur village near the Nepal- India border ...

A man watches the celebration of the Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 29, 2023. The Hadigaun festival is celebrated every year after the Dashain festival. (Photo: Xinhua) People carry ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees have gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals. KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands ...

But in Nepal, it’s not enough to simply love a ... Kukur Tihar is part of the five-day Hindu festival of Tihar, a Nepali analog of Diwali as celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in India ...

A boy and a girl dressed as Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha pose for photos during the Krishna Janmashtami festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 26, 2024. Krishna Janmashtami festival is celebrated ...

Kathmandu (Nepal), Dec 18 (ANI): Nepal will host its first-ever International Balloon Festival next week in Nepal’s Pokhara. Addressing a press conference, the organisers of Balloon Nepal Pvt.

A masked dancer performs during Indra Jatra, a festival that marks the end of the rainy season in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Chelsea Handler Says She ...

The Indra Jatra festival marks the end of the monsoon and ... Kumari, a young girl who is revered by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal as a living goddess, left her temple palace and was driven ...