Gaijatra (ガイジャトラ) is one of the famous festivals in Nepal. It is a festival to recall of the persons who died during the year. In the festival, cow marches in the streets. It is believed that by conducting such festival, dead soul can reach to the heaven with catching cow's tail.
Gaijatra is very similar to the Bon festival (お盆) in Japan.
Gaijatra is famous in all over the Nepal but specially in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Patan, Gorkha, and Palpa. Among these places, Gaijatra of Bhaktapur is most famous one. These are some pictures taken during the Gaijatra festival in Bhaktapur. These temples are belonging to Bhaktapur Durbar Square, A world heritage site, well known tourist area in Nepal.
ガイジャトラは去年１年間で亡くなった人々のため行う祭りです。
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| Gaijatra spectators at Five story temple (Nyatpol), A World Heritage Site |
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| 'GAI' cow procession |
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| A boy carrying National Flag of Nepal |
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| Before evening, Gaijatra in 55 windowed Temple, A World Heritage Site |
