KATHMANDU, NEPAL, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026: Participants raise the ceremonial Indra Dhwaja, or flagpole, in front of Hanuman Dhoka at Basantapur in Kathmandu, formally marking the beginning of the annual Indra Jatra festival. The eight-day religious and cultural festival features traditional rituals, masked dances, chariot processions and worship of Hindu deities, and is one of the major annual celebrations of the Kathmandu Valley. Photo by Ghanashyam Shrestha / JNA Press. (Photo by Ghanashyam Shrestha/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

Ceremonial flagpole raised to mark start of Indra Jatra (13 images)