Gai Jatra & X28;Ghintang Ghishi Twak& X29; Editorial Image

Forming two rows, they bang sticks, dance in precise steps and chant, & x22;Ghintang ghishi twak.& x22; This chanting resonates throughout the city as the carnival gathers energy. Kids dressed in pink traditional garb go twak; teenagers with their gelled hair, piercing and baggy pants go twak; cross dressed men with exaggerated makeup go twak; young girls in their haku patasi go twak; all in unison, create a river of spirit flowing through the cobbled streets of Bhaktapur, once more charging it with their youthful vigor. The spirits of the dead probably also rejoice as the whole city remembers them, prays for them and most importantly parties for them.