Bildnummer : 53308266 Datum : 01.09.2009 Copyright : imago/Xinhua (090901) -- KATMANDOU, 1 septembre (Xinhua) -- les dévots hindous népalais tirent un poteau en bois appelé Lingo lors de la cérémonie de hissage du premier jour du festival Indra Jatra à Hanuman Dhoka, à Katmandou, capitale du Népal, le 1 septembre 2009. Le festival Indrajatra de huit jours, qui commence à être célébré à partir de mardi, est organisé pour adorer Indra , le roi des dieux selon le mythe hindou. Pendant le festival, des milliers de dévots offrent des prières à Indra , qui est également vénéré comme le Dieu des pluies, pour le downpo qui maintient la vie

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Bildnummer: 53308266 Datum: 01.09.2009 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (090901) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Hindu devotees pull a wooden pole called Lingo during the flag-pole hoisting ceremony of the first day of Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka, in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Sept. 1, 2009. The eight-day Indrajatra festival, which start to celebrated from Tuesday, is held to worship Indra , the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth. During the festival, thousands of devotees offer prayers to Indra , which is also venerated as the God of Rains, for the life-sustaining downpours, without which the farmers can not plant their paddies. During the festival Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession. (Xinhua/Bimal Gautam) (msq) (10)NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA FESTIVAL PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Reisen Land und Leute Tradition Fest kbdig xdp 2009 quer Bildnummer 53308266 Date 01 09 2009 Copyright Imago XINHUA Kathmandu Sept 1 XINHUA Nepalese Hindu devotees pull a Wooden Pole called during The Flag Pole hoisting Ceremony of The First Day of Indra Jatra Festival AT Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu Capital of Nepal Sept 1 2009 The Eight Day Indrajatra Festival Which Start to celebrated from Tuesday IS Hero to Worship Indra The King of Gods According to The Hindu MYTH during The Festival thousands of devotees OFFER Prayers to Indra Which IS Thus As The God of Rains for The Life Sustaining without Which The Farmers CAN Not plant their during The Festival Kumari The Living Goddess IS Thus Taken Around Parts of The Capital City in a Religious Procession XINHUA Bimal Gautam msq 10 Nepal Kathmandu Indra Jatra Festival PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Travel Country and People Tradition close Kbdig XDP 2009 horizontal