Royal Gurkha Rifles Prepare Feast During Dashain

Video of Nepalese soldiers from B Company, 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British army preparing a feast and animal sacrifice during the festival of Dashain in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province. Dashain, a 15-day Nepalese Hindu national and religious festival, is the country’s longest and most auspicious festival. Dashain commemorates the victories of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahisasur. Goddess Durga is worshiped throughout Nepal as the divine mother goddess. The Royal Gurkha Rifles (R