Palpa, Aug. 4 -- Each year on Bhadra Krishna Navami (this year on August 17), the historic town of Tansen, Palpa, comes alive with the Bhagawati Jatra, a chariot procession that has endured for over two centuries.

The organising committee last week held a meeting with local politicians, municipality officials, various organisations, business community representatives and civil society members to make the annual event successful.

The Lumbini provincial government every year announces a public holiday for the entire Palpa district to mark the Bhagawati Jatra.

The celebration marks Nepal's victory over British forces during the Anglo-Nepal War, led by Colonel Ujir Singh Thapa at Jitgadhi Fort on 17 April 1815.

The festival's origins trac...