Girls in traditional attire perform during a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
BHAKTAPUR, Nepal, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A musical event is held at the former royal palace complex Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Nepal's historic city-state Bhaktapur to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year.
Under the towering temples, troupes of artists in traditional attire staged a series of epic music performances, processions and dances, particularly the ritual dances of men masked as deities, attracting hordes of audiences who smilingly engaged in singing and applauding.
A masked man performs during a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Artists perform during a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People in traditional attire take part in a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Artists in traditional attire perform during a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Girls in traditional attire take part in a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Girls in traditional attire take part in a musical event organized to mark the upcoming Nepali New Year at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) ■
