The traditional festival of Gaijatra or the “cow festival” was observed in the three cities of Kathmandu Valley and some other places in the country amidst fun, gaiety, humor, satire and entertainment on August 22, 2013. The festival, beginning on the first day of the waning moon in the month of Bhadra as per the lunar calendar, lasts for a week.

Photos by: Nirnit Tandukar/TexasNepal