'going down') is a festival of the Kirat communities of Kirati people specially celebrated by Sunuwar, Limbu, Yakkha, Khambu Rai etc.

It is celebrated every year marking the migration phase downwards towards the low-elevation regions when the winter season arrives.

Sakela's dance steps were passed down from ancestor that had been copied from the life style of animals and their behaviors.

So, in each steps of Sakela the dancer shows how civilization began and how kirati people learned to live in harmony with animals and birds.

The main destinations for the Sakela are Khotang, Bhojpur, Dharan, Dhankuta, Pathari, Kanepokhari, Kerabari etc.