The eight-day-long Indra Jatra festival began with the raising of Yosin or Lingo, a ceremonial wooden pole, at Hanuman Dhoka premises in Kathmandu Durbar Square on Sunday morning. Known as Yenya in ...

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The public paid homage and worshipped the wooden pole known as lingo placed at Bhotahiti as part of a historic ritual in the lead up to the famous Indra Jatra festival. KATHMANDU, ...

With Indra Jatra less than a week away, preparations for the festival have gathered pace at Basantapur of Kathmandu. As part of preparations for the festival, three chariots are being built at ...

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The Indra Jatra festival has formally started with the erection of lingo (sacred wooden pole) at Hanuman Dhoka in Basantapur Durbar Square on Tuesday. KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The Indra ...