Du Du Chya Chya: When Lord Shiva visits every nook of Kathmandu on his annual trip

On Friday, March 25, a group of devotees, clad in yellow, came shouting out of the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. The group of Du Du Chya Chya revellers had four people carrying a small khat (palanquin) that held a shivalinga inside from the northeast premises of the temple to take it to different parts of the city.

Every spring, in Kathmandu, during the indigenous Du Du Chya Chya festival, a form of Lord Shiva, the god of the gods, visits the city on the palanquin. The whole procession is considered to be held for Lord Shiva inviting different gods and goddesses for the celebration of Paachahre, a lively festival not much known among outsiders .