So, lord indra disguised as a human being descend to the earth in search of the herb for his mother. Indra is the name of the hindu god of rain of heaven, while jatra means procession. Indra jatra is also called yandya in newari culture. Like much of kathmandus ritual and artistic culture, this festival originates with the citys ethnic newar community. Jatra is procession and is reason for celebration of indra jatra.
Bisket jatra is called the festival after the death of the serpent. Based on the folk lore of newari festival indra jatra that is held every year in kathmandu. Indra jatra festival at the premises of the kathmandu durbar square. Sep 09, 2014 indra jatra is marked by masked dances of deities and demons commonly known as lakhe naach, mahakali naach, lusiki naach and dash avatar, displays of sacred images and tableaus in honor of the hindu deity indra, the king of heaven. Indra jatra or yenya is the biggest festival for the nepalese newar community in sikkim and is celebrated with much fanfare throughout the state. Now in our 20 th year, indra maintains its vigorous devotion to dedicated customer service combined with a greatly expanded set of service offering including colocation, cloud management, business connectivity, managed hosting and app management devops. In early religious texts, indra plays a variety of roles. Indra jatra the festival of living goddess travel photo. Indra jatra is a yearly festival on the day of the bhadra dwadasi to ashwin krishna chaturdasi. Indra jatra, nepal kumari festival, the biggest religious.
Indra jatra is the most important festival of nepal, combining homage to a god with an appearance by a living goddess. These 16 photos of indra jatra will transport you to another era. History of indra chowk king yalambar of the kirat dynasty 800 bce is said to be associated with this version of bhairab seen on the second floor who is the god of tax. Bisket jatra, bhaktapurs weeklong festival marks the ancient solar nava barsha new year and is the only festival that does not follow the lunarbased nepali calendar.
Oct, 2010 a video of indra jatra taken from jaisidewal in kathmandu, nepal. Sep 29, 2012 the indra jatra festival thus honours the recently deceased and pays homage to indra and dagini for the coming harvests. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Among the many views of locals about the history of bisket jatra, two stories about snakes are widely accepted by newars of the area. The eightday jatra festival is dedicated to indra, the rain god, as an offering of thanks for the monsoon and the coming harvest. He is one of the main gods of the rigveda and is the indoeuropean cousin of the german wotan, norse odin, greek zeus, and roman jupiter. Indra jatra is the biggest religious street festival in kathmandu. There is an exciting myth behind the evolution of indra jatra.
A rough translation of this means that indra jatra falls on the last day of summer on the full moon. The book details the birth and rise of indra as the king of devas and in time, ascend to being god of while the plot draws a sigh out of you. Kumari jatra, which means the chariot festival of kumari, coincides with indra jatra. Sep 28, 2015 indra jatra is celebration of god indras day. This is how indrajatra, nepals biggest street festival. Very rare video footage of nepalis celebrating indra jatra festival, biggest street festival of nepal, with much rejoice, singing, dancing and. A nepalese hindu priest cleans the idol of swet bharab, which is uncovered only during the indra jatra festival, on the first day of festivities at hanuman dhoka in kathmandu on september 16, 20. The first day of the festival is viewed by a large number of people. Indras mother needed parijat, a type of white flower, to perform a religious ritual.
Indra jatra is a reenactment of the capturing of lord indra, who had come to kathmandu as a farmer to find the night jasmine flowers for his mother. Indra jatra is the biggest religious street festival of nepal. Nepals living goddess kumari is carried on a chariot on the main. It was started in 1756 ad during the reign of jaya prakash malla during this festival, three chariots carrying human representations of the deities ganesh, bhairava and kumari accompanied by musical bands are pulled along the festival route through kathmandu on three days. See more ideas about best travel deals, nepal and travel deals. One of the biggest festivals of kathmandu ends today. Sep 19, 20 indra is lord of rain and the king of heaven. Indra jatra celebration at the dwarikas hotel for 8th year. People from all over nepal, mostly those who live within the kathmandu valley, gather at hanuman dhoka in kathmandu.
The book is an appeal against the thesis of neohinduism and a defense of vivekananda s view of yoga and vedanta. Indra jatra is marked by masked dances of deities and demons commonly known as lakhe naach, mahakali naach, lusiki naach and dash avatar, displays of sacred images and tableaus in honor of the hindu deity indra, the king of heaven. This also marks the beginning of a monthlong festival season of autumn. Yen translets to kathmandu and ya means celebration. In vedic times, indra was the supreme ruler of the gods. History of gai jatra the gai jatra fundamentally begun in ancient ages when people used to fear yamaraj, the god of death and worshipped him. The history of nepal is intertwined with the history of the broader indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of south asia and east asia. Indra jatra is a festival celebrated in kathmandu, nepal. Indra jatra, most commonly known as yenya nepal bhasa. Living goddess kumari takes a peek out of the window of one of the historical sites. The eightday long indra jatra festival falls in september and is one of the. The festival of indra jatra is intimately linked to the harvest season as devotees give thanks to indra for rains and good crops.
Indra jatra, nepal kumari festival, the biggest religious street. Named after the hindu god of rain and also the king of heaven, lord indra, the festivals prime objective is to seek his blessings in the form of rains and showers. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Read more about the indra jatra festival in kathmandu. However, the modern tradition of celebrating gai jatra started since the death of a prince during the malla era. It is celebrated by the newari communities in the valley to worship the thanking the lord of rain indra. He was the leader of the devas, the god of war, the god of thunder and storms, the greatest of all warriors, the strongest of all beings. The devourers is an utterly unique story, a lyrical, dreamlike, allconsuming experience. Indra was involved in a famous fight against the dasas or dasyus. History books tell us that jaya prakash malla was pulling the kumari. Following gai jatra, indra jatra festival is held to pray to indra and dagini for a good harvest and commemorate the deceased in the past year. Indra s mother needed parijat, a type of white flower, to perform a religious ritual.
Indra jatra 2020, 2021 and 2022 in nepal publicholidays. The festival is celebrated to thank lord indra for the rain. Another belief is that it is a festival to worship lord bhairav, who is the reincarnation of lord shi. There was old and sick husband and wife in the majipat of kathmandu so there young single daughter have to go to the banks of river bisnumati for. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. Reason behind celebrating indra jatra red carpet journey. The jatra commences after a special tantric ritual in th bhairab temple in taumadhi tole in bhaktapur. Indra jatra begins every year from the day of the fortnight dwadasi bhadra month to aswin krishna chaturdasi sthat is it is a eight day long festival.
Indra jatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in nepal celebrated by singing, mask dancing, rejoicing and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eightday. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity is a 2014 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker, published by harpercollins. Indra jatra is an important annual festival in nepal, particularly in the capital city of kathmandu. This is a very important book for the present day and at the end gives the much needed poison pills and porcupine quills for dharmas selfdefense. Indra jatra represents the culture, history and legends of kathmandu valley. Indra jatra article about indra jatra by the free dictionary. He often appears with a thunderbolt in his hand and is known as a slayer of demons. Thus, indra jatra is a procession held in honour of the hindu god indra. The indra jatra festival thus honours the recently deceased and pays homage to indra and dagini for the coming harvests. Indra jatra, a hugely celebrated festival in the kathmandu valley, marks a great cultural significance. As king, he leads cattle raids against the dasas, or. Indra jatra yenya festival, kathmandu, history, celebration.
Indra appears many times in the vedic scripts, especially the rig veda where he has all sorts of weird and wonderful adventures. According to others, the festival is celebrated in the honor of bahirab, who is shivas manifestation and is believed to destroy evil. A nepali 3d animated short film to be released at end of 2017. One of nepals most vibrant festivals, processions with masked dancers take place in the capital, kathmandu. Indra jatra, also known as yenya, is the largest street festival in nepal. A tantrik priest recognized him and captured him using his powers. Book tickets online tibet railway ebook qinghai tibet railway. This is how indrajatra, nepals biggest street festival was. In the sanskrit epic mahabharata, indra is the father of the hero arjuna and he manages to win the magic armour that would make his son invincible. During the jatra, not only the old durbar premises but the whole of adjoining city stands as the stage where different performances like the jatra of indra, kumari and bhairava along with dances and dramas including the lakhe dance covers the whole stage. Indra jatra in kathmandu, nepal nepal tourism board.
Nov, 2016 indra jatra is thanking day to lord indra for the rain. History of nepal story of the past that shaped the. A video of indra jatra taken from jaisidewal in kathmandu, nepal. While kumari marches around kathmandu city, people will act out the story of indra in route.
Indrajatra festival sikkim 2020 indra jatra sikkim tourism. This is how indrajatra, nepals biggest street festival was celebrated. The indra jatra festival yanya punhi festival in nepal. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity is a perfect sequel to being different.
The indra jatra festival is a 8 day special celebration in kathmandu, very special to the newari communities. The other event is kumari jatra, the chariot procession of the living goddess kumari. The celebrations usually last for eight days and the festival is celebrated by both hindus and buddhists. Visit your plan to nepal to know more about this amazing festival visit. The main attraction of the festival is the procession of. This article will detail one particular rite within the autumnal indrajatra festival of kathmandu. Rituals are different than in the kathmandu valley but the festival is observed around the same time indicating a common origin of.
Read more about celebrations of indra jatra and kumari jatra. Indra is the ancient god of war and storms, similar to the greek zeus or the norse odin. The festival, lasting for eight days, is a time to honor the recently deceased and to pay homage to the hindu god indra and his mother dagini so they will bless the coming harvests. A perfect manifestation of this harmony is indra jatra, one of nepals most iconic festivals. As per historical themes the devi pyakhan devi nach was born the time of gunakar raj. Indra jatra is also observed in some districts of terai nepal and indian northern bihar as indra puja according to the local traditions.
The indra jatra is said to date back over 1,200 years to the eighth century. Indra jatra is festival of kathmandu, the capital of nepal. Named after the hindu god of rain and also the king of heaven, lord indra, the festivals prime objective is to. This festival is mainly known as yenya by the locals of kathmandu. If lichhavis laid the foundation of nepals culture, it was the mallas who ushered in a golden age of cultural brilliance. Rituals are different than in the kathmandu valley but the festival is observed around the same time indicating a common origin of the festival, probably during the lichhavi period. The most spoken language of nepal is nepali followed by several other ethnic languages. Indra religion, spiritualism, and occult the five principal deities of hinduism are the three gods of the trimurti brahma, vishnu, and shiva, agni, and indra. Some believes indra jatra is thanking day to lord indra for the rain.
The eightday festival celebrates indra, the king of gods and god of rains. In their 550 years of rule, they built many temples and palaces, encouraged literature, art and music, and introduced dramatic chariot festivals of indra jatra and machhendranath. Though this festival possesses a nearly 2000year textual history dating back to the san. He was the defender of gods and mankind against the forces of evil. The limits of textuality in kathmandus indrajatra festival jstor. Dec 02, 2019 the indra jatra is said to date back over 1,200 years to the eighth century. It is a multiethnic, multiracial, multicultural, multireligious, and multilingual country. The eightday long indra jatra festival falls in september and is one of the most exciting and revered festivals of the newar community of the kathmandu valley. Military and dancers at indra jatra festival at hanuman dhoka durbar square in 1969. The bisket jatra has several historical stories relating to the gods and goddess. Oct 20, 20 a nepali 3d animated short film to be released at end of 2017. Do note that these events are by day order and not date order.
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