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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees prepare the chariot for the Biska Jatra celebration in Taumadhi Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot made of wood in the pagoda style is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as a part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Revelers and devotees gather at the staircases of Nyatapola Temple before the start of the festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nyatapola Temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-story chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Revelers and devotees gather at the staircases of Nyatapola Temple before the start of the festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nyatapola Temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-story chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairab to take it around the city in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Nepali devotees and revelers watch the Bisket Jatra procession in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-story chariot made of wood in the pagoda style is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as a part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, which has been followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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11 April 2025

Devotees sing hymns and play instrumentals before the formal start of Biska Jatra in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on April 10, 2025. As one of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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10 April 2025

Revelers and devotees gather at the staircases of Nyatapola Temple before the start of the festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nyatapola Temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-story chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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10 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees carry the idol of Lord Bhairab towards the chariot in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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10 April 2025

Nepali revelers and devotees attend the Bisket Jatra procession in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 20, 2025. One of the popular religious festivals of the Kathmandu Valley, the festival starts with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nayatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. The three-storey chariot made of wood in the pagoda style is pushed and pulled around the settlements with the statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as a part of this festival. Two groups of locals struggle to pull the chariot to either side amid a show of strength, a tradition followed for ages. This festival of cultural and historical importance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights.

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