[3] The festival involves a packed itinerary of religious services, pilgrimages, family gatherings and outdoor celebrations lasting several days.

Family members sit in a row for the feast with the eldest taking the place of honor at the top and the youngest at the bottom.

People also make sacred offerings to their tools of the trade, weighing scales, looms, machinery and vehicles.

Other ceremonies consist of chopping up an ash gourd painted with the face of the devil at the shrine house of the tutelary deity.

In some localities, participants parade through the streets holding ceremonial swords aloft prior to the event.

[13][14] In Bunga, 9 km south of Kathmandu, a festive parade of Goddess Manakamana is held on the ninth day of the fortnight.

An image of the goddess Asanbhalu Ajimā, the patron deity of Asan, Kathmandu, is placed on a palanquin and carried around town accompanied by musical bands.

The Asan Pāyā sword procession is also held on this day, with the youngest member of the community leading the parade.

The sacred Kumha Pyakhan dance used to be performed at Durbar Square and Asan as symbolic protection of the image of the goddess Taleju when it is brought out of her temple during Mohani.

[15] Newar expatriates in Tibet used to celebrate Mohani like in Kathmandu, and they held the Paya procession on the 10th day of the fortnight.

In Lhasa, the participants holding swords paraded around the Barkhor accompanied by musical bands playing nāykhin (नायखिं) drums.

The Paya ceremony was also celebrated in other towns in Tibet like Shigatse and Gyantse where there were Lhasa Newar merchants and artisans.

[16][17] In recent years, with Nepalese migrating to various parts of the world to work or settle, they have been celebrating their festivals wherever they reside with community feasts and cultural programs.