Dashain just isn’t the same in this village anymore

In Dadeldhura’s Kafali, families have dwindled from 17 to six as people leave in search of better services and livelihoods, leaving behind empty homes and fading festival traditions.

Dashain and Tihar once brought Kafali village to life. Relatives returned from afar, children and young people gathered, and paths between homes filled with people catching up. With most families still living in the village, the festive season had a vibrancy of its own.