‘Kartik nach’ is a special dance performed in Patan previously for the whole month Kartik (October-November). The dance depicts the story of how Lord Vishnu incarnated as a half lion half human called Narsimha and killed Hiranya Kasipu immediately after the sunset for protecting his son Prahald, a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranya Kasipu has the boon of none of the humans, animals or birds can kill him at any time of day or night.
King Siddhi Narsimha Malla of Patan introduced this dance.
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