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पचली भैरब जात्र On the fifth day of the Dasain festival, locals celebrate Pachali Bhairava festival at the main entrance to the ancient Kathmandu. Pachali Bhairava is the guardian of the ancient Kathmandu. Caretakers of Lord Bhairava place a large gold-gilded silver Jar about one-and-a-half meters high with Bhairava embossed on it at the stone
Ghatasthapana is the first day of the 15-day Dasain festival, and is the first day of the lunar bright fortnight (Aswin sukla pachaya) of Aswin (September/October). On this day, all Hindu Nepalese households sow seeds of buckwheat, called Jamara, in the prayer room for germinating seedlings to offer the almighty Goddess Durga Bhavani on the
Day 1 1. About a 35-feet long wooden pole called Indradhoj is errected at Layakuli (Drubar) Square. 2. A miniature golden idol of Indra riding on an elephant is set at the bottom of the pole following the religious ceremonies. A policeman guards it 24 hours a day for eight days. 3. An idol of
Indra jatra starts on the twelfth day of the lunar bright fortnight (Bhadra sukla pachaya) in Bhadra, and ends on the fourth day of the lunar dark fortnight (Aswin Krishna pachaya) in Aswin. The festival is the mixture of Hindu and Buddhist festivals. On the first day of the festival, a wooden pole called Indradhoj