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Indra Jatra, the Glossary

Indra Jātrā, also known as Yenyā Punhi is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.^[1]

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Asan, Kathmandu

Asan (असं; असन) (alternative names: Asan Tol असन टोल, Asan Twāh असं त्वाः) is a ceremonial, market and residential square in central Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Indra Jatra and Asan, Kathmandu are Newar.

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Bhairab Naach

Bhairab Pyankhan. Indra Jatra and Bhairab Naach are Masked dances and Newar.

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Bhairava

Bhairava (भैरव), or Kala Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists. Indra Jatra and Bhairava are Newar.

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Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur (Nepali and Sanskrit: भक्तपुर,; "City of Devotees"), known locally as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa) and historically called Bhadgaon, is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal located about from the capital city, Kathmandu. Indra Jatra and Bhaktapur are Newar.

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Dashavatara

The Dashavatara (दशावतार) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god.

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Ganesha

Ganesha (गणेश), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.

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Gunakamadeva

Gunakamadeva was a Thakuri ruler credited with the founding of Kathmandu.

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Indra

Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.

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Indra Chowk

Indra Chowk (इन्द्रचोक) or Wongha: (Newari) is one of the ceremonial and market squares on the artery passing through the historic section of Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Jaya Prakash Malla

Jaya Prakash Malla (also known as Jayaprakash Malla) (जयप्रकाश मल्ल) was the last king of Kantipur (यें) which corresponds to present-day Kathmandu.

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Kasthamandap

Kasthamandap (Sanskrit: काष्ठमण्डप, Nepal Bhasa:मरु सत: Maru Satta:; literally "Wood-Covered Shelter") is a reconstructed three-storied public shelter which was built by Lila Vajra.

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Kathmandu

Kathmandu, officially Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is the capital and most populous city of Nepal with 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households as of the 2021 Nepal census and approximately 4 million people in its urban agglomeration. Indra Jatra and Kathmandu are Newar.

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Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: येँ लायकु/𑐥𑐾𑑄 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐹, Nepali: हनुमानढोका दरबार; Basantapur Durbar Kshetra) is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Kathmandu Valley

The Kathmandu Valley (काठमाडौं उपत्यका), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley (नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Indra Jatra and Kathmandu Valley are Newar.

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Khyah (legendary creature)

Khyāh (Nepal Bhasa) (alternative spellings Khyā, Khyāk) (ख्याक) is a mythical humanoid creature in Newari folklore. Indra Jatra and Khyah (legendary creature) are Newar.

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Kumari (goddess)

Kumari, Kumari Devi, or the Living Goddess is the tradition of worshipping a chosen virgin as manifestations of the divine female energy or Shakti in Dharmic Nepali religious traditions. Indra Jatra and Kumari (goddess) are Newar.

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List of Jatras in Nepal

Jatra (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐖𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵, जात्रा) refers to the types of Newa Festivals involving street festival or carnival. Indra Jatra and List of Jatras in Nepal are Newar.

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Lunar calendar

A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based on the solar year.

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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.

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Majipa Lakhey

Majipa Lakhey (Nepal Bhasa: मजिपा लाखे, लाखे आजु) is a special lakhey in Nepalese folklore. Indra Jatra and Majipa Lakhey are culture of Nepal and Newar.

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Maru, Kathmandu

Maru (मरु) is a historic neighborhood in central Kathmandu, Nepal and one of the most important cultural spots in the city.

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Nala, Nepal

Nala (नाला), is a specific region that expands from north western part of Kavrepalanchowk District to the eastern part of Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal.

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Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

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Nepal Sambat

Nepal Sambat, or Nepala Sambata, (𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐳𑐩𑑂𑐧𑐟, नेपाल सम्वत्) is the lunisolar calendar used by Nepalis. Indra Jatra and Nepal Sambat are culture of Nepal and Newar.

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Nepali language

Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia.

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Newar people

Newar (नेवार, endonym: Newa; नेवा, Pracalit script), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Indra Jatra and Newar people are Newar.

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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a species of Nyctanthes native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Swet Bhairab

Swet Bhairav is a statue of Bhairava, avatar of Shiva located in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu Durbar Square. Indra Jatra and Swet Bhairab are culture of Nepal.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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Yalambar

Yalamber or Yalung, Yalambar, Yalamwar, Yalamver (Nepali: यलम्बर) was a Kirati warrior and first King of Kirata Kingdom in Nepal.

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Yanla (month)

Yanlā (Nepal Bhasa: ञला) is the eleventh month in the Nepal Era calendar, the national lunar calendar of Nepal. Indra Jatra and Yanla (month) are culture of Nepal.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Jatra

Also known as Indrajatra, Yanya Punhi, Yanyā Punhi, Yenya.

Indra Jatra, the Glossary

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See also

Buddhist festivals in Nepal

Hindu festivals in Nepal

Masked dances

Masquerade ceremonies in Asia

Observances set by the Vikram Samvat calendar

Sacred dance

References