[2][3][4] The play is performed in Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square every year.
[3] The play usually starts with dancers in colourful clothes portraying Hindu deities including Barahi, Ganesh, Shiva, and Krishna.
[8] Hari Man Shrestha, previously a director of KNPC, has penned a book on the play.
[8] The April 2015 Nepal earthquake critically damaged Patan Durbar Square.
[citation needed] Xinhua News Agency wrote, "Despite the tragedy, thousands of Nepali people, young and old, trooped to the temple to watch the open-air presentation of the historical dance-drama to the accompaniment of folk music".