People from Tamang community celebrated Sonam Lhosar with great fervour extending wishes to one another and feasting on traditional cuisines on Saturday.

Sonam Lhosar is celebrated on the first day of the new moon during the month of Magh in Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar.

Tamangs divide their years into 12 cycles, each one for a year, which is given a special name, represented by one of the 12 animals for each year.

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Buddhist monks play instruments while taking part in a parade to celebrate Sonam Lhosar festival, in Kathmandu, on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT