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Moments of April's traditional festival celebrations in Nepal
By Xinhua Published: Apr 19, 2022 10:06 AM
A string of traditional festivals have been celebrated in April in Nepal, with people welcoming spring and the traditional New Year with hope and wishing good luck and happiness.

Local people carry the chariot of Tundaldevi on their shoulders and search for the lost jewellery during the traditional Gahana Khojne Jatra festival in Gahana Pokhari (Jewel-Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

Local people carry the chariot of Tundaldevi on their shoulders and search for the lost jewellery during the traditional "Gahana Khojne Jatra" festival in Gahana Pokhari (Jewel-Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Local people carry the chariot of Tundaldevi on their shoulders and search for the lost jewellery during the traditional Gahana Khojne Jatra festival in Gahana Pokhari (Jewel-Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

Local people carry the chariot of Tundaldevi on their shoulders and search for the lost jewellery during the traditional "Gahana Khojne Jatra" festival in Gahana Pokhari (Jewel-Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People are seen on the bank of Gahana Pokhari (Jewel Pond) as the chariot of Tundaldevi is carried in the pond during the traditional Gahana Khojne Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

People are seen on the bank of Gahana Pokhari (Jewel Pond) as the chariot of Tundaldevi is carried in the pond during the traditional "Gahana Khojne Jatra" festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 17, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Nepalis smear each other with vermilion powder to celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of spring season in Nepal.(Photo: Xinhua)

Nepalis smear each other with vermilion powder to celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of spring season in Nepal.(Photo: Xinhua)