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The annual festival of Ghode Jatra, known as the Horse Racing Day which falls on the Nepali month of Chaitra, is observed in the Kathmandu valley today with much gusto.
The Ghode Jatra is known as the oldest festival celebrated in the country's cultural hub of Kathmandu valley.
The annual festival is celebrated as per the mythology which relates the genesis of the festival after the death of a demon named Tundi. Legend has it that the demon who lived on a meadow that is now Tundikhel, used to inflict terror among the Kathmandu denizens.
After his death people rejoiced by dancing on his body by riding horses. It is a widely circulated belief that the parade of horses at Tundikhel keeps the demon's spirit away. The faster the horses run the better Tundi's spirit is dispelled.
On the day, Nepal Army showcases a grade parade of its cavalry might with various games involving horses. Likewise, another event takes place at the adjacent city of Patan where a horse is intoxicated and an equally drunk person clad in traditional Newari attire rides it.
The Goddess Bhadrakali known as Lumarhi Devi for the Newar community is worshipped on this day. RSS