Indra Jatra - Stories Inside Himalayas: Mr. Anil Chitrakar | Story 01

Indra Jatra, also known as Yenyā, is an eight-day long festival which falls in September and is considered one of the biggest and exciting festival of the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley. Indra Jatra is a compilation of various performances and rituals. One can observe major attractions including masked dancers known as “Lakhey” dancing on the streets almost every evening accompanied by loud music of drums, Living Goddess’ i.e Kumari’s chariot procession. Kathmandu Durbar Square glowing with oil wicks and a large pile of foods i.e. Samay baji being placed on different locations.
Stories Inside Himalayas is an approach to make people aware that Nepal is not only about the Himalayas or temples. Its beauty & simplicity is beyond that. It’s about the life time experience that we cater to our visitors. For our first episode, we have Mr. Anil Chitrakar to give us more insights on the historical reasons behind the celebration of Indra Jatra.
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[@devidaughter7782]

What a wonderful interview! Mr.. Anil Chitrakar is so knowledgeable and articulate in his explanations of the mythology, history and culture surrounding this important and unique Kathmandu festival. I love how Indra's mother plays a key role in this story, and am inspired by the theme of sharing abundance, renewing relationships, and celebrating community and tradition.

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I have my project on indra jatra and this interview helped me a lot. Thank you. 😊

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Loved the concept of the show. Young generations like me dont really know about the histories of our culture and tradition. Shows like this will help a lot. Excited for another episode already.

[@Dashrathlama]

I really hope Mr. Anil designs a Nepali history course and it'll be in Nepal's education system.