Culture of Gandaki

Nepalese festival

Maruni is a Nepalese folk dance of the Magar community. It is popular in Nepal and Nepalese diasporic communities of Bhutan, India (Darjeeling, Assam, Sikkim) and Myanmar. It is one of the oldest and most famous dance of the Nepalese community residing in these regions, originally danced as part of Dashain and Tihar festival. Dressed colorfully with rich ornaments, the dancers dance to commemorate "the victory of good over evil", accompanied by the traditional Nepali Naumati Baja orchestra.

Dohori ( or ), is a Nepali type of music usually sung by two teams, one of the men and another of women. It is in the form of question and answer where a team sings a question and the opponent replies through an equally lyrical impromptu couplet and vice versa. The term dohori, means 'back and forth' and refers to the exchange of lyrical phrases between the contesting singers. The song production is collaborative and involves many individuals.

Ratyauli () is a traditional Nepalese event performed in the wedding day/evening by female relatives and guests in groom's house (in between the time/period when groom leave for the bride's home and return back). Male are strictly prohibited in the event, because they perform some erotic dances and songs wearing men's clothes and mimicking their characters. In the event, women play games, sing traditional songs and dance which has some explicit content. In modern times, Ratyauli events are organized in public places as well.