Kartik Naach

Kartik Nach
Kartik Nach 2018
EtymologyDance performed in the month of Kartika
GenreNepalese folk dance
Year1641
OriginLalitpur

Kartik Naach (Nepali: कात्तिक नाच, also known as Kachhalā Pyākhan (Nepal Bhasa: कछला प्याखं)), is a dance musical play that is performed every month of Kartik (October or November) in Nepal.[1] It was started in 1641 AD by Nepali Malla King Siddhi Narsingh Malla.[2][3][4] The play is performed in Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square every year.[3][5]

It is usually presented for two to 27 days with 17 tales of Hindu god Vishnu.[3][4] Originally it was shown for two days, but Narsingh Malla's son Shree Niwas Malla added seven days, and Narsingh Malla's grandson Yog Narendra Malla added 15.[4]

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  2. ^ "Despite lack of resources, the Kartik Nach plays on". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Karthik Nach- Outside the Dabali". My City. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Kartik Naach: Punishment for evil deeds". The Himalayan Times. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "'Kattik Naach' begins in Lalitpur". The Himalayan Times. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.