Nepal families join festival to remember dead relatives

With over 9,000 people killed by April’s powerful earthquake, this year’s Gai Jatra festival is especially poignant.

Thousands of families in Nepal are taking part in an annual festival to remember their loved ones who have died over the past year.

With more than 9,000 people killed by April’s powerful earthquake, this year’s Gai Jatra festival is especially poignant for many.

Al Jazeera’s Subina Shrestha reports from the Kathmandu Valley.

 

Source: Al Jazeera