Jhakri Naach

Jhakri naach performs during the Janai Purnima Festival at the Kumbheshwar Temple, Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal, 2018

Janai Purnima is a great Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon of Shrawan month. Besides changing Janai and putting on Doro, Jhankri Naach is also done on this day. Jhakris perform special Jhakri Naach on this day to make their deity happy and bless them with better knowledge of Jhakri practice.
[ A Jhakri in Nepal is a traditional shaman who drives away the evil spirits in the community. ]