BHAKTAPUR: A large number of people thronged Bhaktapur on Sunday to observe the historic Bisket Jatra which is organized each year on the occasion of the Nepali New Year.
The festival based on the tantric rituals began today. Prior to this, a lingo (wooden pole) was erected at Bhelukhel yesterday, the last day of the month of Chaitra in the lunar calendar and the ceremony drew many people from Bhaktapur and neighboring districts Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Kavrepalanchowk as well.
The traditional belief is that the observance of the Jatra will cause a good harvest, blessing the observer with divine power to get a victory over the enemy. The wooden pole erected yesterday will be brought down this evening, following a grand fair.
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