Kumha Pyakhan dance

Kumha Pyakhan (Devanagari: कुम्ह प्याखं, also known as Kumar Pyakhan) is a sacred dance of the Tuladhar and Kansakar caste groups of the Newars of Kathmandu. The dance is performed in temple and market squares during religious festivals.
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Kumha Pyakhan (Devanagari: कुम्ह प्याखं, also known as Kumar Pyakhan) is a sacred dance of the Tuladhar and Kansakar caste groups of the Newars of Kathmandu. The dance is performed in temple and market squares during religious festivals.

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Kumha Pyakhan dance is Nepalese classical dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1

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