Indra Jatra / Yenya Festival Images: Indra Jatra as it is most commonly known or Yenya is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Yenya means “Kathmandu festival” in Nepal Bhasa. The celebrations consist of two events. Indra Jatra is marked by masked dances of deities and demons, displays of sacred images and tableaus in honor of the deity Indra, the king of heaven. The other event is Kumari Jatra, the chariot procession of the living goddess Kumari.
A Nepalese girl dressed as a Kumari, a living goddess, looks on as she takes part in Kumari Puja rituals in Kathmandu.
A Nepalese girl dressed as a Kumari, a living goddess, walks with a relative as she takes part in Kumari Puja rituals in Kathmandu.
A Nepalese girl dressed as a Kumari, a living goddess, walks with a relative as she takes part in Kumari Puja rituals at the Hanuman Dhoka in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on September 14, 2016.
A woman applies makeup to a young girl dressed as the living goddess Kumari during the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu.
A woman smiles as she speaks to a young girl dressed as the living goddess Kumari during the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu.
A young girl dressed as the living goddess Kumari takes part in the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A young girl dressed as the living goddess Kumari takes part in the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A young girl dressed as the living goddess Kumari takes part in the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A young girl, holding the hands of her parents, pouts while being photographed during the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu.
Traditional Nepalese masked dancers, locally know as Pulankisi mask (White Elephant), perform on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu on September 13.
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