Thousands Gather in Bhaktapur to Celebrate Traditional Bisket Jatra

Bhaktapur. Thousands of people from various districts have gathered in Bhaktapur to witness the famous Bisket Jatra.

The Bisket Jatra, traditionally celebrated on the first day of the New Year according to Tantric rituals, began early this morning. Thousands from Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kavre, and other districts have flocked to Lasingkhel in Bhelukhel to see the ceremonial pole (lingo) that was erected on the evening of the last day of the year.