Bhaktapur Biscuit Jatra crowd

From early morning, there is a crowd coming to take a bath at Chupin Ghat and visit Lysinkhel. Locals and pilgrims who come to see the Jatra have returned disappointed after Yosing Dya, i.e. 55 cubits long lingo, did not rise by noon this year.

Biska of Bhaktapur: On the fourth day or the last day of the year, on the 30th day of Bhaktapur Municipality-5 Yosinkhel, there is a tradition of raising a lingo in the evening and performing a jatra throughout the day on the 1st of Baisakh.

On the 30th yesterday evening at 7:30 p.m., in front of thousands of people, the residents of this place held a 55-hand-long Yosing Dya: that is, for lifting a lingo, it is a tradition that the lingo will be felled after performing ritualistic worship in the evening.

Before hanging a 55 hand long lingo, it is customary to tie two flags symbolizing Nag and Nagini to the kokha (tip) of the lingo and pull the lingo with eight ropes symbolizing Ashta Matrika. For that, eight thick and long ropes are tied and the Lingyo is placed in a circular shape from all sides, inserted into the hole of the yosing, and pulled through the rope from around.

The two flags hanging on the lingo are also known as Veeradhwaja, Vishwadhwaja, and Akashbhairavaka dhwaja. Bhaktapur's famous biscuit There is a religious belief that watching Lingo Jatra will bring happiness, prosperity, harmony and destroy enemies. This Jatra is also called Shatruhanta Jatra.

Since Lichchavi period, four days before the Bisket Jatra, Bhairava and Bhadrakali's Rath Yatra is celebrated by devotees of Bhaktapur for nine days and eight nights. The world-famous Jatra Bisket, meaning 'snake killed', is celebrated in the Newar community since ancient times. There is a tradition of raising a lingo with a rainbow flag 55 cubits long as soon as the chariots of Bhairav ​​and Bhadrakali are brought to Bhelukhel after the official worship by the Guthi Sansthan.

It is a tradition to bring Bhairavanath's chariot from Losingkhel to Gahhiti and fight the chariots of Bhairavanath and Bhadrakali. The Jatra known as the Samagam Jatra of Bhairava and Bhadrakali Devdevi is called 'Dyo Lwakigu' in the local language.

Before pulling the chariot in the Jatra, after bringing the Betal deity to Gahhiti, it is a tradition to sacrifice a chicken from the window and pull the chariot. It is a tradition to worship the two deities after the completion of the chariot race of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali. According to Sanskrit scholar Purushottamak Shrestha, Bisket Jatra, which is celebrated on the basis of solar month according to Vikram Samvat, has been celebrated since Lichchavikal based on the meaning of Bishit, which means that the serpent has died.

According to historians, there is a legend that Biska Jatra was celebrated by the Lichchavi ruler with the victory flag in celebration of his victory over the ancient Nepal ruled by the Kirat rulers.