Arts & Culture
Indra Jatra 2026
Eight days of chariot processions, masked dances, drums, lights, and Living Goddess Kumari traditions in old Kathmandu.
Sep
06
About this event
Indra Jatra begins at Basantapur with the raising of a ceremonial wooden pole and continues with Kumari chariot processions, Lakhey masked dances, music, religious enactments, and illuminated shrines around Kathmandu Durbar Square and Indra Chowk. Programme times vary by day; follow local notices before travelling.