Nischal Gautam of Hemja would follow him when his father walked towards the Tol neighborhood singing bhajans and kirtans. That is why the tunes of madal, khainjadi and mujura were heard in his ears since childhood. The 14-year-old now sits at the place where his parents go to play madal and khaindi.

Not only him, 19 children from Pokhara-25 Hemja are found singing, playing and dancing in hymn competitions, neighborhood pujas.

'There is a lot of interest in Bhajan. I like Madal and Khainjadi. I play a lot of Madal,' said Nischal.

From Hemja to the north lies Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality of Kaski. 134 families from Machhapuchhre's Ghachok, Lahachok, Khorakomukh, Bhedbari, Rivan and other villages are living in Hemza district. They got organized and opened Machhapuchhre Seva Samaj, Hemza in 2073. After opening the society, members perform bhajan-kirtan to raise expenses.

Last October, a member of the society came up with a trick, 'Our child seems to be a little interested in bhajan. However, one does not know the other well. Let's get them together on holidays and teach them to sing bhajan.'

Nischal and his friend Vinayak Adhikari gathered friends who signed with the society. The members of the society also sent their children. Bhuvanraj Dawadi, the secretary of the society, said that the children of the members of the society were taught to sing bhajans, dance to them and play musical instruments for the purpose of generational transfer.

It has been 10 years since we opened the society and walked in bhajan-kirtan. We taught it to our own children as we felt that it should be passed on from generation to generation," he said.

19 people aged 8 to 16 years sat together and learned to sing bhajans, play instruments and act. After that, the name of this group came to be - Machhapuchhre Bal Bhajan Group. They have not only known each other since then, but have learned to play Madal, Khainjdi, Mujura and acting.

After teaching for 10 days during Dasain holidays, everyone was assigned responsibility. Nowadays some become Shiva-Parvati, Ganesha, Kumar, Ganesha's vehicle rat, Kumar's vehicle peacock, devotees; Some play tambourine, muzura, madal, some dance. Parents write songs. They fill the voice.

'I used to play khainjadi and muzura at home. We learned when the elders told us to teach,' said 14-year-old Vinayak Adhikari. He has the experience of feeling joy when listening to bhajans. How happy I am. I also listen to bhajans on my mobile phone at home," he said.

Vinayak's team has also combined their art with technology. He has opened the YouTube channel of Machhapuchhre Bal Bhajan group. He himself edits the video of the competition he participates in, makes a thumbnail and uploads it to the channel.

The bee festival was held in Suinkhet of Hemja last February. Children under 18 years of age could participate in a children's song competition. Among the 8 participating teams, the Machhapuchhre children's bhajan group came first. The officer said that they had learned hymns for 3 days to participate in the

competition. He said that they sang bhajans on two stages after the Bee Festival and Chait's Potato Festival last year. In addition, they keep coming to the hymns of the neighborhood.

Parents are also happy to see their children being attracted to traditional instruments. Naveen Gautam, a member of the society, said that the bhajan group has been effective in increasing the familiarity and intimacy between the children of the same village, passing down the culture.

The son used to play the drum and tambourine kept at home (Nishchal). We learned when we all said we would learn together," he said. "They became close. After deciding what to do to organize now, we formed a children's bhajan group.