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Why Nepali New Year is celebrated in Baisakh?

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The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially in the ethnic Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival ethnic newar devotees carrying a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each
People sing and dance to traditional music while smearing vermilion colour powder during the 'Sindoor Jatra' in Thimi Source: EPA

According to culturologist Tejeshwar Babu Gwangah, there are two main reasons for celebrating the New Year in the month of Baisakh.

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According to culturologist Tejeshwar Babu Gwangah, there are two main reasons for celebrating the New Year in the month of Baisakh.

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