People from Tharu community in a traditional attire takes part in a parade to mark the auspicious Maghe Sankaranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/ Sulav Shrestha)
KATHMANDU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Hindu community celebrated the Maghe Sankranti Festival with fervor across the country Wednesday.
Maghe Sankranti is one of the important festivals in Nepal, and is mostly marked by Nepali Hindus by taking ritual bath in confluence of rivers and offering worships in various temples, and eating special delicacies like chaku (hardened molasses), til ko laddu (sesame sweets) and tarul (yam).
People bring effigies of Dipankar Buddha during the Maghe Sankranti festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)
People from Tharu community perform during Maghe Sankranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People from Tharu community perform during Maghe Sankranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 15, 2020. Nepali Hindu community celebrated the auspicious festival with fervor across the country Wednesday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A woman in traditional attire takes part in a parade to mark the Maghe Sankranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A woman from Magar community dances in celebrations of Maghe Sankranti festival to mark the beginning of the warmer season in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Jan. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) ■
