Bhaktapur
Spring festival or Bisket Jatra
People welcome Basanta, or spring, through this Jatra, which is held in mid-April. As a result of it being the largest jatra in Bhaktapur, it is also known as the Chyacha Gunhuya Jatra, which translates to “eight-night and nine-day jatra.” It is also known as Bisket Jatra by the locals.
You can see the craze of people for this festival while you attend this jatra. Just to attend this festival, thousands of people from different territories gather at Bhaktapur. There will be this many people that you can’t even surmise. It feels like the whole city is desolate and all people are in the streets of Bhaktapur. reference: bhaktapur.com
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Bhaktapur
People welcome Basanta, or spring, through this Jatra, which is held in mid-April. As a result of it being the largest jatra in Bhaktapur, it is also known as the Chyacha Gunhuya Jatra, which translates to “eight-night and nine-day jatra.” It is also known as Bisket Jatra by the locals.
You can see the craze of people for this festival while you attend this jatra. Just to attend this festival, thousands of people from different territories gather at Bhaktapur. There will be this many people that you can’t even surmise. It feels like the whole city is desolate and all people are in the streets of Bhaktapur. reference: bhaktapur.com
Food scene
Juju dhau is the local name of a yogurt, prepared especially only in Bhaktapur since ancient times. This is the specialty of Bhaktapur.
38 locals recommend
Bhaktapur
Juju dhau is the local name of a yogurt, prepared especially only in Bhaktapur since ancient times. This is the specialty of Bhaktapur.
Sightseeing
Nagarkot is 30 mins drive away from Bhaktapur. Best place to get majestic views of Himalyas.
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Nagarkot
Nagarkot is 30 mins drive away from Bhaktapur. Best place to get majestic views of Himalyas.
Enjoy evening walks to Bhaktapur Durbar Square, a mediaeval town located in Nepal. The town is famous for its ancient palace complex with intricate wood carvings dated from the 14th to 19th centuries.
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Durbar squareEnjoy evening walks to Bhaktapur Durbar Square, a mediaeval town located in Nepal. The town is famous for its ancient palace complex with intricate wood carvings dated from the 14th to 19th centuries.
Claimed to be the tallest state of Lord Shiva, one of the three major Hindu Deities.
Kailashnath Mahadev
Claimed to be the tallest state of Lord Shiva, one of the three major Hindu Deities.