KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Sakela, a festival of the Kirat Community (Rai, Limbu, Yakkha, Sunuwar), was celebrated at Tudikhel in the capital today with much fanfare.

KATHMANDU, May 5: Sakela, the festival of Kirant Community (Rai, Limbu, Yakkha, Sunuwar), is being observed in various places in the country.

KHOTANG, April 30: Sakela, the festival of Kirant Community, has begun on Monday.

Each ritual has had its own ways for centuries. Sakela ritual of the Rai Kirat community has a unique way to celebrate a series of rituals in Baishakh and Mangsir months of the Nepali calendar. In this ritual, ‘Sakelasilli’ (a type of dance step) is performed in a hypnotic way. Sakelasilli is conceptualized to seek the underlying myth behind the ritual to perform, using traditional musical instruments, costumes and ornaments.