Since the Lichchhavi period, the Bisket Jatra has been celebrated with the belief that the serpent was killed.
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The famous Biska Jatra of Bhaktapur has started from Friday. Biska Jatra, which starts four days before the beginning of the new year, is celebrated with great pomp and show in Bhaktapur for eight nights and nine days. On the first day of the festival, the festival begins with the pulling of the chariots of Bhailakh: i.e. Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali. After the ritual worship at the Bhairav temple in Mari Tole, the festival begins by placing the main deity in the chariot.
In a special festival, the locals of the two toles, lower and upper toles, pull the chariot from both areas to their respective toles in a rhythmic dance. This is the main attraction of the festival.
On the first day of the festival, there is a tradition of taking the chariot of Bhairavnath from Taumadhi in the lower tole to various places in the city to Banshagopalchowk and to Dattatraya temple in the upper tole. It is said that on the first day of the Jatra, the chariot of Bhairavnath is seated in the lower tole. It is customary to bring the chariot of Bhairavnath to the front of the Jatra and the chariot of Bhairavnath to the back and bring it to the Gahiti tole, and then the Jatra ends today.
Since the Lichchhavi period, Bisket Jatra has been celebrated based on the belief that Bi Sit, or Naganagin, was killed. Since the Bisket Jatra, which has historical and cultural importance, is also celebrated as a victory festival, it is believed that watching this Jatra will destroy enemies.
