Ghost Festival (भुतमेला, bhoot mela) takes place on the full moon day of the month of Kartik (October/November) in Siraha district of Nepal at the Kamala River.
[1] In this festival, the shamans cure any illness caused by their family deity, or by evil people in their village by using tantric power.
[2] The festival is a centuries-old tradition celebrated every year on the full moon day of Kartik to control the influence of ghosts and Boksi.
During the night, people chant mantras while shamans practice various rituals near the temple of Sonamai (सोनामाई).
First one is the people possessed by the soul of another person who suffered an untimely or unwanted death (ghosts).