Kathmandu. The Kirat community residing in the Kathmandu Valley has celebrated their important cultural festival Sakela Ubhauli with enthusiasm. Especially the Kirat Yakha, Sunuwar, Limbu, and Rai communities gathered in Nakhhipot, Lalitpur and celebrated this festival by performing traditional Sakela dance. This festival, celebrated by worshipping nature, land, and ancestors, is especially connected with agricultural work. According to Kirat tradition, Ubhauli is celebrated on the day of Baishakh Purnima to start the farming season, and Udhauli is celebrated on the day of Mangsir Purnima to harvest new grains. Of the two festivals celebrated annually, Ubhauli refers to the time of...