Chaite Dashain, one of the important festivals of Hindus, is being celebrated all over Nepal amidst festivities today.

Chaite Dashain, which is celebrated on Chaitashtami, is regarded as the second Dashain, after Bada Dashain, which falls in autumn.

People are thronging in various temples across the country to offer prayers to Goddess Durga.

The government observes the day as a public holiday.

The chariot procession of Seto Machhindranath also begins from today in Kathmandu. The chariot procession, which will begin at 4 pm from Jamal, will be halted at Ason this evening.

The procession will conclude after the chariot is taken to Kala Bhairav and Lagan on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The chariot is preceded by a platoon of soldiers dressed in ancient uniforms and muskets. Gunshots are fired at the start of the procession and also when the chariot stops for the night at specified locations.