Jai jatra

Jai Jatra

       Gai jatra iss a typical Nepal festival and it is celebrated for one week. This festival was started by King Jayasthithi Malla whose wife was grief stricken by the death of her son to console the queen and to make her smile. During this festival cows or boys wear the headdress of a cow. They are taken around the traditional route of the city of the Kathmandu. Each cow pr bay represents eh number of members of families who died during the preceding year. This festival is related to the Human obligation toward their ancestors.