Sithi Naka (Kumar Sasthi)

STACHU OF GODDESS PARVATI,GOD GANESH & KUMAR

(The Birthday of warrior- God Kumar)
This festival is celebrated in late May and early June to mark the birth day of Lord Shiva and Parvati’’s son Kumar, the great warrior god, who is believed to have ended the anxiety of 33 millions gods by defeating Danavas, the demons. The actual festival procession jatra is held on the day following his birth, the seventh day of the waxing moon. His idol is taken out from the temple of Jaisidewal in north- west of Kathmandu and is kept in an ornate, gift reefed palanquin. The procession bearing the palanquin moves around the city streets, where on lookers and the devotees offer worship. The festival comes to the conclusion when the idol is kept in the temple again.
                                                                               Source: Nepal Tourism Board