Preparations for Dashain are expanding across Nepal as festive goods and livestock make their way to major urban centers. In western Nepal, livestock traders have started moving more than 1,000 mountain goats from the pastures of Upper Dolpa across Himalayan passes into Mustang, with the goal of supplying markets in Kathmandu and Pokhara, according to Onlinekhabar.
Domestic family drama *Ba: Ek Yoddha* has surpassed 100 daily screenings across Nepal, rebounding from a sluggish opening that was dampened by severe weekend rainfall. Heavy downpours suppressed theater footfall over the film's first three days, but admissions surged on its fifth day following a half-price promotional Tuesday that filled auditoriums across 79 nationwide screenings. Theater operators across regional hubs and the Kathmandu Valley responded by adding more showtimes.
Bhaktapur is preparing to hold "Music Jatra-Khwapa," a charity music festival scheduled for Mangsir 12 at the Sallaghari open grounds. Jointly organized by Loopix Entertainment, Dristikon Media, and The Royal Events, the event serves as the first hometown concert for Kuma Sagar and The Khwapa Band. The stage lineup also includes Mukti and Revival, Nibha Dangol, and Chhabahi Dabu, alongside indigenous Newar cultural showcases such as the Devi, Kawancha, Jangali, and Khicha dances, as well as a large Dhime performance.
Women across Nepal's Tarai-Madhes and Tharu communities have begun the austere Jitiya fast, observing ancestral rites, traditional feasts, and an unbroken waterless fast for their children's wellbeing.
Nepali folk-rock band Nepathya will perform at Dubai's The Agenda on October 4, pledging a portion of proceeds to flood victims following a packed arena concert in South Korea.
Kathmandu's eight-day Indra Jatra festival ended on Tuesday following the Nanicha Ya procession, where women pulled the chariots of Living Goddess Kumari, Ganesh, and Bhairav before the ceremonial pole was immersed in the Bagmati River.
Producers of the upcoming Nepali film 'Chhattis Ko Aankada' have announced a nationwide theatrical release for Mangsir 17, coinciding with veteran actress Niruta Singh's birthday celebration.
