Cultural expert Tejeshwar Babu Gwanga (R) spoke to SBS Nepali about the cultural significance of Gai Jatra. Credit: (L) AAP/Sipa USA/SOPA Images/Bivas Shrestha, (R) SBS Nepali/Prayas Dulal ...

Gai Jatra (Cow Procession) is a festival celebrated for eight days every year in Nepal, historically by the Newar people of Kathmandu Valley. It takes place at the end of the summer in the sixth ...

The Gai Jatra or Cow festival remembers those who have recently passed away and involves children dressing up and marching in a procession. The locals took to the street and major chowks around ...