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Indra Jatra,the festival of lord Indra and goddess Kumari

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Indra Jatra Living Goddess Kumari Indra Jatra is the most important and one of the biggest street festivals which is also known as  Yenya in the Nepali Language and it is celebrated in Kathmandu . In the Nepali word, Ye means "The Kathmandu valley" and Ya means " The celebration" and together it means " The celebration inside the Kathmandu valley." The celebrations have of two events Indra Jatra  and Kumari Jatra . Indra  was marked by the masked dances of deities and demons which is the displays of sacred images in honor of the deity Indra ( the king of heaven.) and Kumari Jatra  is the chariot procession of the living goddess Kumari . This Jatra is the one of the unique festivals of the whole world. This festival is 8 days long and falls on the month of Bhadra(Nepali Calendar) or in September. This festival is the most exciting and revered festival among the Newar community and the Kathmandu valley's people. Like before this festival was