Hindu festival Indra Jatra in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu on September 1, 2009.

Traditional Nepalese dancers wearing masks of various deities dance during the Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.


Masked Nepalese dancers perform a traditional dance on the first day of Indra Jatra festival as in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu on September 1, 2009. The eight-day long Indra Jatra festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains. Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession during the festival.



Masked Nepalese dancers perform a traditional dance on the first day of Indra Jatra festival as in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu on September 1, 2009. The eight-day long Indra Jatra festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains. Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession during the festival.





Masked Nepalese dancers perform a traditional dance on the first day of Indra Jatra festival as in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu on September 1, 2009. The eight-day long Indra Jatra festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains. Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession during the festival.



Masked Nepalese dancers perform a traditional dance on the first day of the Hindu festival Indra Jatra in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu on September 1, 2009. The eight-day long Indra Jatra festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains, and Kumari, the living goddess, is carried around parts of the capital city.



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