Larger than Life
Giant chariots, with massive wheels that can crush all who come in their path, and many times bigger than Arjuna’s or Ramsay’s or Julius Caesar’s; gigantic masks of wrathful tantric gods, fearsome in appearance, and so imbibed with mysticism that that are put on view but once a year; exotic Kumari, the only living goddess in the whole wide world, and before whom even kings and presidents bow their heads humbly with reverence; energetic dances that endow the surroundings with and vigor, and performed as enthusiastically as they have always been since ancient times; a swarming multitude of eager spectators from all around the globe, clicking away like crazy, for it’s a spectacle as is not found anywhere else; Kathmandu Durbar Square, a world heritage site monument, and a living museum at that, now the center of an event so grand, it literally pulsates with excitement for eight days straight.
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All these come together to celebrate Indra Jatra, the most important festival of a city that prides itself on its vast wealth of art, history, and culture. Indra Jatra, a fitting homage to the god of rain for his benevolence in granting an excellent monsoon year after year without fail to the many-times-blessed Valley of the Gods.
