NEPAL-KATHMANDU-BASANTA PANCHAMI FESTIVAL
Published on Sun, Feb 10 2019 19:15 IST | 504 Views
KATHMANDU, Feb. 10, 2019 - A priest chants religious hymns during a program organized on the occasion of Basanta Panchami or Shree Panchami Festival at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 10, 2019. Nepalese Hindu Community celebrates this day as the day of worshiping the Goddess of Knowledge Saraswati. This day also signifies the beginning of spring season.

Nepal Army personnel participate in a religious ritual during a program organized on the occasion of Basanta Panchami or Shree Panchami Festival at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 10, 2019.

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli receives Tika on his forehead as blessings during a program organized on the occasion of Basanta Panchami or Shree Panchami Festival at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 10, 2019.
