In Pictures: Bisket Jatra festival in Nepal

Bisket Jatra is an annual festival in Nepal that is celebrated during the beginning of the New Year, and signifies the coming of spring. Devotees sing and dance, carry a chariot in a procession around a temple, and also toss vermilion powder as part of the revelry.

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Apr 14, 2016, 04:41 PM

Nepalese revellers toss vermilion powder during The Bisket Jatra Festival at Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Nepalese revellers sing and dance to traditional music during The Bisket Jatra Festival at Thimi on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Devotees celebrate the "Sindoor Jatra" vermilion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A devotee is smeared in vermilion powder while celebrating the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A devotee is smeared with vermilion powder while celebrating the "Sindoor Jatra" vermilion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Devotees play traditional musical instruments while celebrating the "Sindoor Jatra" vermilion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Nepalese revellers toss vermilion powder during The Bisket Jatra Festival at Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Devotees carry a chariot as they celebrate the "Sindoor Jatra" vermilion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Devotees covered in vermilion powder carry chariots as they circle the Balkumari Temple (centre) during the "Sindoor Jatra" vermilion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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