KATHMANDU, NEPAL, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026: Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel attends the main Indra Jatra celebrations at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu as ceremonial chariots carrying the Living Goddess Kumari and the deities Ganesh and Bhairav begin their procession through the historic city. Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Acting Prime Minister and Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal, National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal, Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma and other senior officials also attended the celebrations. Indra Jatra is one of Kathmandu Valley’s major religious and cultural festivals and features chariot processions, traditional dances and rituals associated with the Newar community. Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha / JNA Press. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

Nepal’s president attends main Indra Jatra chariot procession (37 images)