What a Indra Jatra wish is about
This is a wish about a place more than about a family. The Kumari's chariot goes out on three routes, Lakhey dances in the streets, Bhairav's mask opens at Indra Chowk, and the people who care most about it are the ones who grew up inside those routes and are no longer standing on them. So an Indra Jatra greeting usually says something closer to *I know where you would rather be tonight* than *best wishes* — and if you are sending to somebody in the Valley, the useful thing you can add is which day you mean.
Read the full account of the festival on Indra Jatra, next on September 15, 2027.
Indra Jatra wishes to send
2 wishes · नेपाली · नेवाः · English
Every line below is copyable — take one and send it however you like. Anyone from the Kathmandu Valley, and anyone who has stood in that crowd once.
- 01
येँयाको रमझम र खुशी तपाईंसँग रहोस्।
नेपाली
May Yenya find you in the middle of the crowd, happy.
English
- 02
कुमारीको आशीर्वाद तपाईं र परिवारमा रहोस्।
नेपाली
May the Kumari's blessing reach you and yours.
English
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