KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country’s ...

KATHMANDU, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Amid the lights, kite-flying and gatherings to celebrate Nepal's 15-day festival of Dashain this year, the homes of families such as the Chaulagains are shrouded in grief ...

Marking the end of monsoon, communities across South Asia celebrate with festivals that commemorate the triumph of good over evil. In the month of Ashwin, the seventh month in the Hindu calendar, ...

Dussehra- also called Vijayadashami, Dashahra in Bhojpuri and Maithili, and Dashain in Nepali- is a major Hindu festival commemorated on the tenth day of Navratri and the concluding day of Durga Puja.