Bhaktapur (Nepal), April 11 (ANI): The ancient Taumadhi Square of Bhaktapur was lively on Thursday, with revelers and devotees congregating to watch the Biska Jatra, which, according to folklore, ...

Believed to have started from the Malla Dynasty, Biska Jatra formally starts four days before the start of the Nepali New Year. Biska, in the Newari language, means killing snakes. As a part of ...

Celebrations around Bhaktapur’s Biska Jatra began Saturday afternoon after public outrage over its suspension for a second year led to a Supreme Court intervention. The Bhaktapur District ...

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, issued an interim order against the decision of the local administration to stop the popular Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur district, known locally as Khwopa. In a ...

People from Newar community of Bhaktapur district, who celebrate Biska Jatra every year, are likely to observe the festival in a low-key manner owing to the risk of the second wave of coronavirus.

Nepal Celebrates Biska Jatra Festival Devotees mark this festival by playing traditional drums, singing, dancing and carrying chariot of various deities around town while throwing vermilion powder to ...

Celebrations around Bhaktapur’s Biska Jatra began Saturday afternoon after public outrage over its suspension for a second year led to a Supreme Court intervention. The Bhaktapur District ...

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