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 ...

The main festival is celebrated in the first ... the word for new. Losar is celebrated in Nepal mostly by the Sherpa, Tibetan, Tamang, Bhutia and Yolmo people. According to ancient lore, Losar ...

The Losar festival, celebrated by several Tibetan and ... including Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and parts of Mongolia. Trump's criticism of South Africa's violent crime crisis receives unexpected ...

Monks watch a traditional dance performance by fellow monks during Gyalpo Losar, the Sherpa community's New Year celebration, at Shechen Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.

During the event, Minister Kirati highlighted that the Lhosar festival isn't just a New Year ... "Sherpas are the pride of Nepal and the flower of the mountains." Addressing the gathering, the ...

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.

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 ...