Da Ugly Devil's Heaven

Today is September 24, 2007. Today is a special day as one of the most important festival celebrated in Kathmandu, Nepal has started from today. The festival is called Indrajatra, where in Hinduism, Indra means the god of heaven, and jatra means festival in Nepali language. So, basically it is festival dedicated to the god of heaven.

From the installment of the big wooden timber at Hanuman Dhoka, the Indrajatra 2007 begins. Lots of devotees and excited visitors were there to see the occasion today. The occasion starts with installing the timber in front of the Kaal Bhairab Temple at Hanuman Dhoka. The timber is brought from a place called Sallaghari at Bhaktapur. It is dragged from Bhaktapur to Kathmandu about a month ago. The first stage of the Indrajatra is installment of this timber and now the festivals are on. Lots of beautiful dances will be performed through the week of the festival. It will be a breathtaking moment where there will be so much joy and excitement amongst the people which unites us together. I will put on the detail information about the festival as it happens for this week. Till then, just hang on to my blog.