Jorethang is a major town in Namchi district in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Jorethang is and has been a major connecting route towards the western part of Sikkim where people from various districts of West Sikkim visit here for consumption of various goods and services.

[4] This festival is held on the first of Magh in the Bikram Samwat Nepali calendar (about 14 January), marking the sun's entrance into Makara rashi (Capricorn).

It is one of the main festivals celebrated by the Nepali community in Sikkim dating from 1961.

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