Pāhān Charhe also known as Pāsā Charhe is one of the greatest religious festivals of the year in Nepal Mandala. It is celebrated with particular fervor in Kathmandu, and consists of a conglomeration of activities including parades, masked dances, horse racing and religious worship held over three days in different places.
Participants carry a portable shrine on their shoulders during Pahan Charhe.
The Nyatamaru Ajima Pyakhan dance at Nyata during Pahan Charhe.
Dyah Lwakegu festival at Asan.
Tudikhel or Tundikhel is a large grass-covered ground in the center of Nepal's capital Kathmandu and one of its most important landmarks. The field is rectangular in shape and has a north-south orientation. It lies between Ratna Park in the north and Sahid Gate, the memorial dedicated to the martyrs of 1941, in the south.
Sainik Manch Tudikhel, Kathmandu
Tudikhel, from Dharahara
Aerial photo from 1981
Tundikhel in 1915. The Army Officer's Club has been built on the right.