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Why Nepali New Year is celebrated in Baisakh?

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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