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Indra Jatra runs 23 to 29 September 2026, with the Kumari chariot on Friday the 25th. Masked dancers, chariots and a god that pours rice beer.
By Laxman Rawal · Sep 2, 2026
Once a year, a carved stone face in Kathmandu's Durbar Square starts dispensing rice beer to a crowd standing directly beneath it, and nobody finds this strange. That is Indra Jatra, Kathmandu's biggest and oldest street festival, and in 2026 it runs from…
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What this means for you If a Nepal trip lands between 23 and 29 September 2026, building in even one extra day in Kathmandu turns a transit city into the reason to come. Base yourself near Durbar Square, expect the lanes around Hanuman Dhoka to be genuinely…
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