Banepa Municipality has taken over the responsibility of local management of the Devi Dance, while the entire expenses of the dance have been borne by the Nara Devi Shwetkali Conservation and Management Society.
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The 12-year-old Devi Nach of Naradevi Shwetkali (Ngatabhulu Ajima) has begun in Banepa of the district. The Devi Nach, which began on Thursday, will be held for three days at Laiku Dabili in Banepa. The idol of the goddess was formally brought from Bhaktapur and welcomed at Pul Bazaar in Banepa.
The first phase of the Devi Nach will be organized on Thursday from 7 pm to 12 midnight. On the second day, on Friday, the second phase of the Devi Nach will begin at 7 am with the formal dance of Karunamayya (Suthamaju). The Devi Nach will be conducted till 8 pm on the second day. On the last day, Saturday, after the formal worship at Laiku Dabli and Akha is completed, the Goddess will be taken to the Devi's shrine at Naradevi in Kathmandu, informed Banepa City Mayor Shanti Ratna Shakya.
Naradevi is believed to have been established during the reign of Gunakadev and the Devi Nach began during the reign of Amar Malla. It has been a tradition to organize and complete the Devi Nach, which begins with Naradevi, in 12 places within 12 years.
According to the religious tradition of Shwetkali, every year on the day of Pishacha Chaturdashi and Pahanchehe, the Shwetkali Devi Dance is held at Naradevi Dabli. Every twelve years, as part of the 12-year Devi Dance Festival, the Devi dance festival is held at Naradevi's Dabli, as well as at Taleju Bhawani, Nasal Chowk, Kumari Ghar, Indrachowk and Kalbhairav Dabli behind Hanuman Dhoka Durbar, Dabli in front of Thana, and ancient Dabli in Lalitpur, Kirtipur, and Bhaktapur Durbar areas, as well as at Laiku Dabli in Banepa.
Banepa Municipality has taken over the responsibility of local management of the Devi Dance, while the entire cost of the dance will be borne by the Naradevi Shwetkali Conservation and Management Society, informed Shubhalakshmi Manandhar, local management committee coordinator and ward chairperson of Banepa-8.
