5264 x 3232 px | 44,6 x 27,4 cm | 17,5 x 10,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
9 giugno 2019
Ubicazione:
Lalitpur, Nepal
Altre informazioni:
Kathmandu, Nepal, 09June, 2019. The crowd of peoples gathered to celebrate the Bhoto Jatra. Nepal government had provided public holiday inside the Kathmandu valley for this festival.It is an annual cultural cum religious ritual of displaying the black jewel-studded bhoto (vest) believed to be of then Nagraj, the serpent king. Machhindranath is revered as a god of good harvest and prosperity. Paying homage to Lord Machhindranath is believed to bring good luck and fulfill one's wishes. A Living goddess Kumari attending the Bhoto Jatra festival, in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. The living goddess presence is necessary on this festival.It is an annual cultural cum religious ritual of displaying the black jewel-studded bhoto (vest) believed to be of then Nagraj, the serpent king. Machhindranath is revered as a god of good harvest and prosperity. Paying homage to Lord Machhindranath is believed to bring good luck and fulfill one's wishes.Also Nepal Armed Force taking a part on the Bhoto Jatra. This is a mont long festival in Nepal. This festival is celebrated by pulling the wooden wheeled chariot along the various part of city.A 60-feet tall spire fabricated from bamboo poles raised from its all four ends is carried by the chariot. At the ends by displaying the bejeweled Bhoto (Vest) claimed to be of Machendranath to the dignitaries and the public. Sarita Khadka/Alamy Live News
