Nepal concluded the Chhath festival with offerings to the rising sun. Devotees gathered at rivers and ponds for the final ...

A Nepal's Armed Police Force member worships a dog at their kennel division during Kukkur Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, ...

Nepal celebrated Kukur Tihar, a special day dedicated to honoring dogs with garlands, treats, and rituals. Across the country, including the police division, these loyal animals were praised, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of devotees packed the old palace courtyard in the heart of Nepal's capital on Sunday to celebrate the feast of Indra Jatra, marking the return of the ...

The mask of Lakhe, a traditional mask dancer worshipped as a god, is covered with floral garlands after rituals were performed during Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. A ...

Tihar or Deepawali, the festival of lights, began in Nepal from Sunday, as people of the Hindu community cleaned and ...

Nepal celebrated Kukur Tihar, second day of Tihar festival, honouring dogs for loyalty and devotion. Both pet and service dogs received garlands, treats and vermilion as symbols of respect. At Nepal ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali ...

A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country’s longest and most significant ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The old palace in the heart of Nepal's Kathmandu was packed to the brim as tens of thousands of devotees celebrated the beginning of the monthslong festival season on Saturday. Men ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The revered living goddess is not leaving her temple this year. The old palace courtyard packed with hundreds of thousands of people each year during the Indrajatra festival is ...