12 songs that add color to Dashain festival

KATHMANDU: With the arrival of Dashain at our doorstep, people tend to listen to and watch Malshree music and Dashain songs. Radios, televisions, shopping centers and vehicles play such songs and music. The songs do not only entertain people but also add extra color to the festival which is celebrated with much fanfare.

Every year, new Dashain songs are released in the Nepali music industry. However, there are some songs that have already been synonymous to the largest festival celebrated in the country. People have to say that the ‘old’ songs inherit the original flavor of Nepali culture, society and more importantly the true sense of the festival observed for 15 days ---- from Ghatasthapana to Kojagrat Poornima.