BHAKTAPUR: Indra Jatra, the festival of rain and good harvest, begins today in Bhaktapur district. The eight-day festivity, having religious and cultural significance, is observed with much fanfare, especially amid the Newar communities in the Kathmandu Valley. It is also marked in districts such as Kavrepalanchowk and Dolakha. The Indra Jatra, the main day of […]
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.
