Indrayani Jatra
indrayani jatra annual celebration done kathmandu nepal festival held eight day every year starting marga krishna ekadashi late november festival celebrated buddhist hindu community together origin jatra unknown believed started licchavi according mythology indrayaini one eight daughter goddess vatsala maju bhuvaneshwori kathmandu valley however poor ignored family vatsala maju invited daughter feast th day chilla paha charhe occurs fifth lunar month nepal era calendar seven daughter served well golden plate indrayani child ignored given hard millet bread leaf plate harassed ignored poor behaviour made sad left without eating food going back home kid cried hungry indrayani could handle childrens cry even could remember left child time reached home alone old woman saw gave pumpkin indrayani took pumpkin put fire cook could concentrate cooking cried whole night slept next morning smoke kitchen rushed check however instead finding fire found pot full gold pumpkin turned gold felt greedy seeing gold took piece gold kept remaining bishnumati river others find gold named luti ajima lu meaning gold newari mother also started treat well forgotten mistreatment feast instead joining feast removed jewellery start feeding food gold jewelleriser shout loved wealth went back home decided make feast without inviting mother sister jatra celebrated mark feast maharjans dongols mahanthas thaku juju kasai manandhars take part jatra festival start trayodashi day idol indrayani brought tyauda dhalko temple palanquin special snakeoffering oblation sarpahuti yagya performed temple premise ritual pair snake two fish sparrow grasshopper offered flame puja men stand guard temple door called paa pi wonegu festival foot tall wooden pole called yansi raised inside indrayani temple dhalko bajracharyas thahity kathmandu bring ancestral god called aju aji indrayani temple next day idol indrayani carried thahity palanquin meet child swan chhapu ganesh bhudi ganesh shova bhagwati mankhacha jwalamai child except mankhacha jwalamai new moon day palanquin indrayani carried around city including swet bhairav chhetrapati past swet bhairav accompanied indrayani around city practice stopped year ago festival similar name timing also celebrated kirtipur another city kathmandu valley procession chariot along musical band done throughout day various location goddess chariot brought back main temple third day near bagh bhairab temple