A boy in traditional attire participate in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, at the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Hindus in Nepal celebrate the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, for their departed family members or loved ones to rest in peace amid COVID-19 epidemic.
The festival is generally celebrated in the month of Bhadra (August - September) and mainly in Kathmandu Valley by the Newar community. The date is set according to the lunar Nepa and falls on the first day of the dark four night of the month of Gunla.
A girl participate in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, at the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A child wearing a face mask is seen in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, at the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A child in traditional attire participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, at the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A boy in traditional attire wearing face shield and mask participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, at the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A boy is offered with milk as he participate in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival, or festival of cows, at the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) ■
