Tuesday, May 21 2013, 16:58 PM

Culture

Welcoming spring

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Welcoming spring: Nepalese devotees throw vermilion powder on each other during Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, on Saturday. Sindur Jatra Festival, is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring and the New Year. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)Welcoming spring: Nepalese devotees throw vermilion powder on each other during Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, on Saturday. Sindur Jatra Festival, is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring and the New Year. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)