Dashain is a special festival for all Nepalis, celebrated with family gatherings, blessings of tika and jamara from elders, feasts, and traditional games like ping swings.
In villages across Nepal, swings remain a major attraction and source of entertainment during the festival. Traditionally, two types of swings are set up—linge ping, made from bamboo and ropes, and rote ping, made of wood.
Since these swings are built only during Dashain and Tihar, villagers, especially children and youth, eagerly flock to them for fun. A popular belief also holds that one must leave the ground at least once on a swing during Dashain.
In Gorkha’s Ajirkot Sirandanda, locals were seen enjoying swings as part of their festive celebrations.
Text & Photos: Nepal Photo Library
