Locals mark beginning of Indrajatra Festival in Nepal
Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-9-6 14:39:30
Masked dancers perform during the erection of the wooden pole "Indradhwoj" at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square to mark the beginning of Indrajatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 6, 2014. Nepalese celebrate the Indrajatra festival to worship "Indra", the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
Nepalese people erect a wooden pole "Indradhwoj" at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square to mark the beginning of Indrajatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 6, 2014. Nepalese celebrate the Indrajatra festival to worship "Indra", the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
Nepalese people erect a wooden pole "Indradhwoj" at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square to mark the beginning of Indrajatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 6, 2014. Nepalese celebrate the Indrajatra festival to worship "Indra", the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
A man cleans the idol of Swet Bhairav which is open during the erection of a wooden pole "Indradhwoj" at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square to mark the beginning of Indrajatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 6, 2014. Nepalese celebrate the Indrajatra festival to worship "Indra", the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
A masked dancer performs during the erection of the wooden pole "Indradhwoj" at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square to mark the beginning of Indrajatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 6, 2014. Nepalese celebrate the Indrajatra festival to worship "Indra", the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)