Nepal Army personnel performing horse jumping on the occasion of traditional Ghode Jatra at Tundikhel in Kathmandu, Sunday, Mar 18 07. nepalnews.com/rh

The traditional Ghode Jatra festival was observed amidst a ceremony at Tundikhel, Kathmandu, on Sunday.

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala attended the Ghode Jatra ceremony as the chief guest. It was for the first time a Prime Minister replaced the King as the chair of Ghode Jatra ceremony.

The main attraction of the Ghode Jatra ceremony was the military parade, horse race and group tent-pegging by Nepali Army personnel.

Hundreds of people thronged around Tundikhel to watch the Ghode Jatra ceremony. A public holiday was observed in the Kathmandu Valley on the occasion of Ghode Jatra.