Bisket Jatra in Nepal is underway, with crowds pictured lined in crimson powder and as they have fun on the streets.
The annual competition takes place over 9 days within the Bhaktapur District of central Nepal.
The occasion kicked off on Monday and can finish on April 18.
The competition, which is held in mid-April, welcomes the Nepali New 12 months and marks the arrival of the spring season.
1000’s of individuals from completely different components of the nation collect within the metropolis of Bhaktapur to participate within the vibrant celebrations.
The chariot of the deity Bhairavnath was pulled to Thimi on the fifth day of Biska Jatra on Friday.
Native youths towed the cart early within the morning, lighting conventional lamps and enjoying musical devices.
Throughout the competition, the residents of Thane (higher) and Kwane (decrease) quarters of the Bhaktapur Durbar Sq., a palace complicated, tug the three-storey pagoda-style chariot, which carries statues of Bhairavnath and Betaal.
A tug of warfare decides which half of town the chariot will go to first.
On the fourth day of the competition, a tall pole known as lyo sin dyo is erected to mark the top of the 12 months.
Revellers lined in crimson powder have fun the Bisket Jatra Pageant in Thimi, Bhaktapur District, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 15, 2023
Crowds collect on the Bisket Jatra Pageant in Thimi, Bhaktapur District, on April 15, 2023
Folks make their could by way of the streets on the Bisket Jatra Pageant in Thimi on April 15, 2023
An aerial shot of the Bisket Jatra Pageant in Thimi, Bhaktapur District, on April 15, 2023
Drums are performed on the Bisket Jatra Pageant in Thimi, Bhaktapur District, on April 15, 2023
A procession to mark the Bisket Jatra competition on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 15, 2023
Devotees carry an idol of Bhairav throughout the Bisket Jatra competition held to mark the Nepalese New 12 months in Bhaktapur on April 10, 2023
Devotees pull a protracted ceremonial pole known as lyo sin dyo throughout the Bisket Jatra competition held to mark the Nepalese New 12 months in Bhaktapur on April 13, 2023
A wood chariot carrying an idol of Bhairav is pulled by way of the streets throughout the Bisket Jatra competition held to mark the Nepalese New 12 months in Bhaktapur on April 13, 2023
Devotees carrying burning torches participate in a procession marking Bisket Jatra, a competition held in celebration of the Nepalese New 12 months, in Thimi, on April 14, 2023
A person with a steel needle tongue piercing takes half in a procession for the Bisket Jatra competition on April 15, 2023. Annually, on the second day of the Nepalese New 12 months, Bode witnesses a tongue-piercing ceremony
1000’s have fun the Bisket Jatra Pageant in Thimi, Bhaktapur District, on April 15, 2023
A crowd of individuals pull a wood chariot carrying an idol of Bhairav throughout the Bisket Jatra competition held to mark the Nepalese New 12 months in Bhaktapur on April 10, 2023
Devotees carry burning torches as they participate in a procession marking Bisket Jatra, a competition held in celebration of the Nepalese New 12 months, in Thimi, minutes after the midnight on April 15, 2023