On Friday, thousands of people gathered at the Durbar Square in Kathmandu to mark the celebrations of the Indra Jatra festival with much fervor and gaiety. The Indra Jatra festival, which is also known as Yenya in Nepalese is an eight-day long festival. The festival is celebrated to honour Indra, who is the king of heaven and god of rain and harvest, as per the Hindu mythology.

Kathmandu: Thousands of people gathered at Durbar Square yesterday to mark Indra Jatra festival dedicated to
god of rain Indra. #Nepal pic.twitter.com/86XqXulwV2

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The worship of Indra commences with the erection of a sacred wooden pole called the "Lingo" at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. While the fourth day of the festival, which is called Kwaneya, witnesses singing and mask dancing by the citizens of the country.