Gai Jatra 2081 || Dhankuta || Kaushal Shrestha 360 

Gai Jatra 2081 || Dhankuta || Kaushal Shrestha 360
Gai Jatra (Nepali: गाईजात्रा), also known by its endonym Sa Paru (Nepal Bhasa: सा पारु), is a Nepalese festival celebrated mainly in the Kathmandu valley by the Newar people. The festival is celebrated in honor of their immediate relatives who died the previous year. Various groups of children dressed up as cows and in other religious drags are organized throughout multiple cities.
It is generally celebrated in Bhadra (August/September).The date is set according to the lunar Nepal Samabat calendar and falls on the first day of the dark fortnight of the month of Gunla.
Origin
Gai Jatra was started by King Pratap Malla during his reign from 1641 to 1671 AD. His teenage son Chakravartendra Malla died an untimely death and the queen grieved the loss of her son. King Pratap Malla started this tradition to help ascend his son to the next life and cheer the grieving queen and families of those whose loved ones had died.
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