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The Bisu or Baisakhe festival of the marginalized Athapaharia caste, whose main residence is in Dhankuta, has started.
The festival is celebrated for eight days, wishing for peace, prosperity and harmony.
Among the various festivals of this caste, Bisu is the first festival to be celebrated with special pomp, according to Komal Athapaharia, the central secretary of the Kirat Athapaharia society.
He said that on the first day of the festival, Bhoomi Puja and Marga and other shrines are cleaned on the second day and chicken and pig are sacrificed on the third day.
On the fourth day Ranga, pig feast and on the fifth day Pitru Puja is done . On the sixth day, the festival is celebrated with a joint forest feast.
On the seventh day, there is a custom of Taraapma, i.e. archery competition. According to Central General Secretary Athapaharia, it is customary to hold a taro throwing competition from Dhanushwan near Margathan in Hatiasthal on Thursday.
On the eighth or last day, the festival is concluded with a special pooja at Margathan, hoping that the harvest and crops will flourish throughout the year.
After the Baisakhe festival, the caste also specially celebrates the Bhadaure and Mansire Nwagi festivals . Men wear ishtkot, daura suruwal and women wear makhli, sin and hari as their own original dress . The population of this caste is about 6 thousand.
