Indra Jatra Festival Kicks Off With Marked Dance In Katmandu

A masked artist performs a traditional dance on the first day of the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Indra Jatra festival, which is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists, marks the end of the monsoon season and beginning of autumn. <AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha>

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