It is considered to be the one of the most important festival of the Khas community of Sudurpashchim and Karnali provinces of Nepal.

In the Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu, people also gather at Tundikhel ground nowadays on the final day of the festival and perform deuda dance.

[5] In India, the festival is celebrated in the regions around Pithoragarh district of Kumaon division of Uttarakhand state.

Since Gauri is the daughter of Himavan, the embodiment of the Himalayas, the people of hilly and mountainous region of western Nepal and Uttarakhand considered the goddess as their kin.

On this occasion, women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Shiva for their husbands' health and long age.

According to another tale, Sahastrarjuna, one of the Heheya dynasty kings, killed Brahmins of the line of Bhrigu while demanding the return of his wealth.

The grieving widowed wives of the Brahmins fasted and prayed to the goddess Gauri, to protect their integrity.

However, on the year while the rise of Agastya constellation (Canopus) is prior to Bhadra śukla ashtami, the festival is celebrated 15 days later during the dark phase of the month (kṛṣṇa pakṣa).

On the next day (Pratiprada), a specific place in the house,where rituals are to be carried out, is cleaned and then painted with clay.

The women performing the ritual fast for the whole day and wear a holy thread made of dubo grass on their neck.

On this day, the women gather at a place known as Gaura khalo and fast and sing prayers dedicated to Gauri and Maheshwar.

In the afternoon, married women who had soak Biruda and completed the rituals, offer blessings to their relatives for good health and prosperity.

The deuda dance is major part of this festival in which participants hold hands and form a circle as they stepped to traditional music.