Kathmandu: The Bhotojatra festival will be observed on coming Sunday. The cultural festival includes the ritual of displaying of the legendary gem-studded Bhoto or vest believed to belong to the Rato Matsyandranath, the deity of good harvest.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has, through a notice today, declared a public holiday in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley – Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur – for Sunday on the occasion of the Bhotojatra.