KATHMANDU, March 8: Nepal Army organized a special ceremony to observe the Nepal Army Day and Maha Shivaratri festival at Tundikhel, Kathmandu on Friday.
Various army battalions presented the march past and demonstrated various military arts and skills.
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IN PICTURES: Nepal Army Day marked in Kathmandu
Nepal Army personnel demonstrated celebratory firing from rifles and cannons, march past, and drills during the program. The army men also performed free-fall jumps, cultural performances, and Khukuri drills.
The Nepali Army observes the 'Army Day' on the auspicious occasion of ‘Maha Shivaratri', a Hindu festival, every year.
Here are some pictures taken by Republica Photojournalist Bijaya Rai in Kathmandu on Friday:
