With Indra Jatra around the corner, seven crews of Mahakali dancers of Bhaktapur have started their training to perform the dance during Indra Jatra festival of Kathmandu. An ethnic community from Bhaktapur has come together to perform the age-old dance in an effort to preserve the intangible heritage. The Jyappu community of Bhaktapur is the lead performer of the street dance. The dancers are selected on the basis of their body figure and dancing skills, said Tulsi Narayan Dandeksya, head of the Mahakali Dance Management Committee.
