Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Panauti Jatra (Jya: Punhi) Festival Celebrated

Panauti Jatra (Jya: Punhi) Festival celebrated in May/June month of every year. During the festival Goddess Brahmayani and God Mahadev are taken out on different temples carried on shoulder poles whereas God Bhairab and Goddess Bhadrakali are pulled on chariots and rotated the different places of Panauti.

1. Devotee making/fixing the statue of Bhairab in the Chariot.
2. Devotees Carrying Big Mask of Bhairab to clean. 
3. Devotee sitting in-front statue of Bhadrakali. 
4. Priest carrying statue of Mahadev from the Temple  
5. Devotees celebrating in the chariot with Red powder 
6. Children on a way to pull the chariot of Bhadrakali 
7. Devotees Pulling chariot of Goddess Bhadrakali
8. Devotees Pulling chariot of Goddess Bhadrakali
9. Devotees Pulling chariot of God Bhairab
10. Devotees Pulling chariot of God Bhairab
11.  Devotees Pulling chariot of God Bhairab
12. Devotees carrying chariot of god Mahadev
13. Local Devotees spreading water
14. Devotees spreading water on the Chariot of Bhairab 
15. Devotees spreading water on the Chariot of Bhairab   
16. Devotees watching festival from the window
17. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhairab 
18. Child watching festival 
19. Child watching festival 
20. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhairab  
21. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhadrakali 
22. Devotees beating traditional instruments and playing with red powder 
23. Priest and Devotees on the Chariot of Bhadrakali 
24. Chariot of Bhadrakali & Bhairab on a way to collide 
25. Devotees on the Chariot of Mahadev 
26. Devotees on the Chariot of Mahadev 

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