Nepalese people dance to a drum as they take part in Bisket Jatra, a festival held in celebration of the Nepali New Year in Bhaktapur, some 12kms east of Kathmandu on April 14, 2010. The festival, which begins on April 10 is celebrated for nine days by the ethnic Newar community in Bhaktapur.
Nepalese Hindu devotees pull a wooden chariot as they take part in Bisket Jatra, a festival held in celebration of the Nepalese New Year in Bhaktapur, some 12 kms east of Kathmandu on April 10, 2010. The festival which began April 10, is celebrated for nine days by the ethnic Newar community in Bhaktapur
Nepalese people sing and dance to traditional music and smear vermillion powder as they pull chariots of Hindu gods and goddesses during the Bisket Jatra festival in Thimi, in the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 15, 2010. The traditional Bisket Jatra festival is celebrated during the Nepali New Year.
Nepal new year in Bhaktapur