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During Bagh Jatra, actors
dressed up like tigers and hunters march
through town.
Tansen Jatra

The hilltop town of Tansen in central Nepal exults in a week-long festive spree beginning with Janai Purnima, when Hindus change their sacred threads.

The next day, Gai Jatra is marked by parading figures of cows made of bamboo and cloth. Ropai Jatra is the rice planting ceremony and participants performed plowing and planting acts on the streets.

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During Bagh Jatra, actors dressed up like tigers and hunters march through town. Then there are the parades. Images of Ganesh, Bhimsen and Narayan are placed on palanquins and carried around Tansen.

The  celebrations climax with Bhagbati Jatra, the procession of the town's protective goddess.



 
 
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