One of Bhaktapur’s most beloved celebrations, Biska Jatra has great cultural and historical significance.
The exact date of Biska Jatra, which is highly popular and intense among the Newar people in Bhaktapur City, varies according to the solar calendar and astrological positions. It begins five days prior to the end of the year and ends four days into the new one, coinciding with the beginning and end of the Bikram Sambat calendar year. This year’s event, which takes place in Mid-April (April 10–April 18), is an Eight-Night, Nine-Day celebration of spring that brings thousands of people to Bhaktapur from all across the nation.

Regardless of their ethnicity or religion, tourists swarm Bhaktapur to observe the celebrations, which are thought to bring prosperity and joy to people who honor the chariots and deities. By making offerings and prayers to lessen suffering, the holiday also aims to please God Bhairav.
The “Lingo,(Yo Sin Dyo)” a massive pole built on the final day of the month Chaitra that represents the defeat of one’s adversaries, is a prominent feature of the Jatra. The celebrations continue for two more days after it collapses and the Nepali New Year begins, with a chariot clashing festival in which devotees gather and pit the chariots of the Goddess BhadraKali and the God Bhairav against one another.