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1. Tij:- This colorful women’s festival has groups of red sari-clad ladies singing in high spirits in the streets on their way to ritually bathe in the Bagmati river at Pashupatinath. | Picture |

2. IndraJatra:- Probably the most spectacular of all valley festival. Torch-lit processions & dancing to honor Indra, the gods of rain, are held in this eight-day celebration which centers on the Kathmandu, Durbar Square. On the third day of the Kumari, or living Goddess (goddess in Human form) is paraded in a special chariot & worshipped by the king himself. Masks of Bhairav decorate the city & local beer pours ferts from the mouths of these masks to refresh the local revellers.                                          | Picture |

9) Ashwin (September/October)

Dashain or Durga Puja:- This 10-days festival is celebrated all over Nepal, honoring bountiful fertility & the conquest of evil. Normal life comes to a standstill as everyone attends to his religious & family duties. On Phulpati, the day of flowers, there is a procession to Hanuman Dhoka attended by the king, on the eighth & ninth days there are massive numbers of ritual animal sacrifices, for every tool that is used during the year must be blessed. Shrines all over the country literally run with blood. On the final day the palace is opened for all who wish to line up to receive a Tika from the hands of the king or queen.