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As part of the cultural program performed by Bhaktapur Municipality, foreign tourists were watching Mahamali Dance with great interest and were busy taking pictures of the dance.
Cartlax and her husband Omran John, who came to visit Nepal from Australia, looked very happy while watching the Mahamali dance while sitting in the double of Dattatraya Temple, a historical and heritage site in Bhaktapur.
In the Dattatray temple complex, the crowd of local residents from the morning started to get bigger and bigger in the evening, it felt like a fair. Around 40 foreign tourists were also mingling in that crowd of locals. While watching the various cultural and traditional dances performed by the Bhaktapur Municipality, they were busy tasting Yomari and other Newari dishes.
Four American citizens, including American citizen Albert Stent, also looked very happy watching Mak Pyakh and Ghintanghisi dance. Most of the foreign citizens gathered here were very excited to see the various dances performed here at night time.
Domestic and foreign tourists enjoyed the evening cultural walk, Yahmari exhibition, food festival and cultural presentation organized by Bhaktapur Municipality on Saturday evening with the aim of promoting night tourism.
In Dattatray Dabili, a dance reflecting the cultural traditions of Bhaktapur, the performance of various musical instruments and dances such as Bhail Pyankh (Bhairava Dance), Mak Pyankh (Badar Dance), Lache Nach, Ghintanghisi Nach, Bansuri Baza, Naumati Baza etc. seemed to highlight the art, culture and tradition of this place.
In the food festival organized by the municipality, there was also a crowd of people who bought Yahmari, various Newari dishes, Jujudhou and other dishes from the stalls in front of the temple. In front of the Dattatray and Bhimsena temple, the food stalls with different names of yams were lined up. From the 6-feet tall Yahmari made of 27 kilos of rice flour, the Yahmari made in the shapes of Ganesha, turtle, duck, rooster, female, Dharahara, conch, butterfly, rhinoceros, etc. were reflecting the splendor of this place and its identity in various forms.
From Bhaktapur's famous hand-woven Bhadgaonle topi to traditional coal-produced mustard oil, jujudho were kept for sale in the stalls.
An evening cultural procession started from the famous Durbar Square of Bhaktapur, passing through Pottery Square, five-storied temple, Toumadhi, Sukuldhoka, Dattatraya, Jela, Dattatraya again came and observed the exhibition, and a cultural dance exhibition was held.
Under the leadership of Bhaktapur City Mayor Sunil Prajapati, Municipal Deputy Chief Rajni Joshi, Head of Tourism Branch Gautam Lasiva, public representatives, employees, local and foreign tourists, the walk started with significant participation and reached Dattatraya and ended with a cultural dance performance after viewing the food fair.
In the program, a padayatra was organized on Saturday with the participation of local and foreign tourists with the aim of promoting evening tourism to Bhaktapur, a heritage site. It is necessary to make the tourism that has stagnated due to the corona infection sustainable and that even if the number of foreign tourists coming to Bhaktapur has increased, it will take time to return to the old rhythm.
“A padayatra was organized on Saturday with the participation of local and foreign tourists with the aim of promoting evening tourism to Bhaktapur, a heritage site. It is necessary to make the tourism that has stagnated due to the corona infection sustainable and that even if the number of foreign tourists coming to Bhaktapur has increased, it will take time to return to the old rhythm,” said Mayor Prajapati._Rss
(Photo credit: Bhaktapur)
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