Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur’s weeklong festival marks the ancient solar Nava Barsha (New Year) is cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic. This is the only festival that does not follow the lunar-based Nepali calendar. The jatra commences after a special Tantric ritual in th Bhairab temple in Taumadhi Tole in Bhaktapur. Photo: Pradeep Raj Onta/RSS.