Asia Album: Indra Jatra Festival in Nepal's Kathmandu

Living Goddess Kumari is being carried to a chariot during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua]

Celebrations of the Indra Jatra Festival are underway in Nepal's Kathmandu to honor Indra, the god of rain. The eight-day-long festival is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Kathmandu valley.

Living God Bhairab looks from a window during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua]

Nepali girls play drums during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua]

A masked dancer performs traditional dance during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua]

Devotees worship the idol of Lord Bhairab during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua]

A traditional elephant dance is performed during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua]

A masked dancer performs traditional dance during the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 9, 2022.[Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua]