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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Madhpur Thimi Biscket Jatra(festival




Thimi people are very energetic and active to preserve the tradition and culture in Newari community. In year they will celebrate 30 different type of festival in Thimi. The Bisket Jatra is the second biggest festival in Thimi. Now a days Thimi Bisket festival is renown in the Nepal. The festival is instituted byJagat Jyoti Malla in the early 1600s in which balkumari. The Thimi bisket Jatra known as a Sindur Jatra, Thimi Balkumari Jatra 32 chariot jatra etc.
The second morning the young people around the Thimi and nearby to the village carrying a each group Khat(chariot)  with image of different gods and goddess. As the 32 Khats whirl around the temple, red powder are hurled at them.

The legend of the Thimi Bisket Jatra is in Thimi Rajkumari killed the snake. In the happy occasion Thimi people start to calibration as a festival.


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