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In Pictures: Bhume Parva Festival

By Skanda Gautam

Women and children from the Magar community clad in traditional attire play the traditional Eagle-and-Chicken game during the Bhume Parva festival, celebrated to worship the earth and nature, with prayers for good harvests, prosperity, and protection from natural disasters in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU, JUNE 16 Women and children from the Magar community, clad in traditional attire, play the traditional Eagle-and-Chicken game during the Bhume Parva festival, celebrated to worship the earth and nature, with prayers for good harvests, prosperity, and protection from natural disasters, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times