Nhayaegu Jatra (Carnivals of Seven Village)



The festival starts in Paanga and the next day the festival starts in Kritipur. The Indryainai and Ganesh Jatra..

The palanquins are lifted from the DyaaDhokaand they blow up Knaa (a long Bugal type musical instrument) facing towards the village below. It indicates the starting of the Kritipur Carnival the festival of Indrayani and Ganesh following that the rest of the village start and celebrate the festival, and worship their respective deity.

The palanquins are carried form the DyaaDhokha with various musical bands leading them to the various spots and the followed by the unique musical group of two called "Devakhii Baja" and the palanquins are taken though the pathways and street ways of Kirtipur and rested in various spots for the worshiping of the deities and then the two palanquins are rested below the high standing Uma Maheshwar Temple. They worship, the deities there and then celebrate by dancing along with the musical bands.

The palanquins are carried and taken Layaku., the last stop where people worship the two deities. The worshiping of the deities also have turns of each bahal or tole, different toles in upcoming different festivals, which creates unity, helps to save the culture and minimize the dispute between the people. This year was the turn of Khaan Ba: and Paphaal who worshiped the deities.

Then the Dwari Puja is conducted, the main person of the tole attends the puja with cultural musical band and a long sword which is then used for the sacrifice in front of the deities and after the puja the palanquins are taken all over the towns alleys of Kirtipur and lastly to the temple of Bagh Bhairab.

The ceremony of taking the palanquins inside the Bagh Bahirab is celebrated just as the typical marriage ceremony of Newar community. Marriage ceremony where a key is given to the newly weeded bride when she enters her husband’s house..The same process is done as the Indrayani is given the key when the palanquins enter the temple of Bagh Bhairab.

Then the carnival comes to an end.