The crowd of people, everyone's head, face, and body in the crowd were shaking. A group of brightly lit lamps in their hands, then another group playing dhime and musya baja, then children, youths and even senior citizens walking around carrying khats seated on the gods and goddesses of their respective villages, playing vermilion in the Jatra crowd in the morning.
बिस्केट जात्राका अवसरमा मध्यपुरथिमिका बासिन्दाले आज बिहानैदेखि टोलटोलका देवता विराजमान खट जात्रा गरी टोलटोल घुमेर बालकुमारी मन्दिर प्राङ्गणा २६ देवीदेवता विराजमान खटलाई ल्याएर बालकुमारीको परिक्रमा गराई धिमे, मुस्या बाजाको तालमा झुम्दै, नाच्दै र अबिर छर्कँदै हर्षोल्लासका साथ सिन्दुर खेलेर सुथसिया जात्रा मनाएका हुन् । थिमिमामात्र मनाइने यो जात्रामा एकअर्कामा सिन्दुर दलेर धिमेलगायत स्थानीय बाजाका तालमा नाच्दै हातहातमा चिराग बालेर खट बोकी बालकुमारीमा ३२ खट ल्याएर भव्य रूपमा मनाउने परम्परा छ । तर केही वर्षयता भने २६ खटमात्र जात्रामा सहभागी हुने गरेका छन् ।
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