The dance is performed through the whole month of Kartik (16 Oct. - 15 Nov.)as a thanksgiving to Lord Kumara for his protection to the community.
Kartik Nach is one of the important tantric masked dances done in honour of Lord Kumara in the month of Kartik (October-November).
Various incidents of the life of Kartikeya ( Kumara )are enacted in the Kartik dance. Kumara also known as Bhairava who is the patron deity of Newar of Patan and elsewhere. The gentler aspect of Karikeya is Kumara while Bhairava is fear-inspiring and warlike.
Bhairava is also the Commander-in-Chief of deities and the main defender of a fort or fortress. Every city in Nepal has Bhairava as the protector and is highly regarded in that aspect. Kartik dance enacts important episodes of Lord Kumara 's life. |
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