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Bhotojatra festival to be observed on Sunday, public holiday in Kathmandu Valley

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Bhotojatra (File Photo)

Kathmandu, May 30: The Bhotojatra festival will be observed on coming Sunday.

The cultural festival includes the ritual of displaying of the legendary gem-studded Bhoto or vest believed to belong to the Rato Matsyandranath, the deity of good harvest.     

The Ministry of Home Affairs has, through a notice today, declared a public holiday in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley – Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur - for Sunday on the occasion of the Bhotojatra.(RSS)

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