The last and the first day of the Nepali Year are important dates for the 9-day Bisket Jatra festival.
As per the tradition, a tall wooden pole (lingo) representing evil spirit is erected on the last day of the year. The lingo is demolished on the first day on the New Year.
Newars from Bhaktapur come to worship and offer animal sacrifices to the chariot of Bhairav and lingo at Bhelukhel with a belief that such sacrifices fulfills one