KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess. Families gathered ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal's capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country's biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali ...

National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal has expressed belief that cultural festivals of Nepal would further strengthen mutual harmony, social relation and national unity among the Nepali ...

The festival has been timed to coincide with Indra Jatra, one of Nepal's most significant cultural festivals dedicated to the god of rain and the harvest season. Organisers believe aligning the art ...

Lalitpur is a new metropolitan city of the Himalayan country of Nepal, where old traditions remain an important part of people's daily life. Many traditional festivals are celebrated every year in the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kumari, a young girl who is revered by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal as a living goddess, left her temple palace and was driven around the center of the capital in a ...