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Bhimsen Jatra festival celebrated (In photos)
People from Newar community celebrated the Bhimsen Jatra festival with fervour on Tuesday.
Sanjog Manandhar
Published at : September 5, 2018
Updated at : September 6, 2018 08:09
Photos by: Sanjog Manandhar
People from Newar community celebrated the Bhimsen Jatra festival with fervour on Tuesday.
During the festival the devotees carry the palanquin where the idol of God Bhimshen rests.
In Lalitpur, people carried the palanquin and lit incense as a part of the worship as they passed through Patan Durbar Square.
People from Newar community worship Bhimsen God believing that the deity brings prosperity in their business.
Sanjog Manandhar
Sanjog Manandhar was a Photojournalist for The Kathmandu Post, covering political, social, cultural and current issues through the lens. Before joining the Post in 2012, he worked as a Photojournalist in Nepal Samacharpatra Daily for two years.
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