Observed annually on the 11th day of Dashain, the ‘Kha: Pihanwaigu’ festival features a procession with traditional weapons and ceremonial armour, followed by a ritual believed to protect households from illness.
The historic ‘Kha: Pihanwaigu’ festival, a longstanding tradition in Madhyapur Thimi that evokes the martial culture of the Malla era, was observed on the 11th day of Dashain, coinciding with Papankusha Ekadashi.
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