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Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu

Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
01/07
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A child is seen balanced on a trident during a festival parade.
Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
02/07
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A child is seen balanced on a trident high above the crowd during a festival parade.
Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
03/07
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Children being kept above the prongs of Trishul planted in a chariot and taken around the ancient city to celebrate the popular Trishul Jatra at Jayabageshwori in Kathmandu.
Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
04/07
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A child is seen balanced on a trident high above the crowd during a festival parade.
Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
05/07
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Children being kept above the prongs of Trishul planted in a chariot and taken around the ancient city to celebrate the popular Trishul Jatra at Jayabageshwori in Kathmandu.
Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
06/07
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A child is seen balanced on a trident high above the crowd during a festival parade.
Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
07/07
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A priest checks on the plants above the chariots before the parade.
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu
  • Trishul Jatra celebrated throughout Kathmandu

Children are paraded through town between the prongs of a trishul and are taken, by chariot, throughout the city during the Trishul Jatra festival. A trishul is a type of Indian trident but also found in Southeast Asia.

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