Kathmandu enjoys Indra Jatra festivities despite the COVID-19 pandemic

Despite the government imposing rules to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, scenes during the celebrations of an annual festival in Kathmandu portrayed a completely opposite picture. Girish Subedi's report from Kathmandu on the cultural significance of Indra Jatra and how people are flouting rules in the name of tradition.

The annual festival, named after Indra, the god of rain and heaven, is celebrated by worshipping, rejoicing, singing, dancing and feasting in Kathmandu Valley Source: Sipa USA Prabin Ranabhat / SOPA Images/Si