Nepal hosts musical event to welcome New Year

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, reported Xinhua.

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.