Basanti Maharjan, November 25, 2015 – Cultural Mallakalin Kartik Dance have been completed. Kartik Dance was taken as the longest dance festive in Lalitpur which was chronicle about 375 years and based upon the folk and legend stories. This festive completed on Wednesday after performing the dance of slaughtering Hiranya Kasyap. Kartik Dance was performed from Kartik 30 to Mangsir 09 in Dabali of Mangal bazaar for ten days. The major attraction of the dance is slaughter of Hiranya Kashyap. Chitrakar community is performing dance as Hiranya Kashyap. Kiran Chitrakar, Chief of Kartik Dance Preservation Committee said it was the custom to perform dance of Hiranya Kashyap by Chitrakar Community. In the Kartik Dance started from Kartik 30, Batha Pyakha, Kaula Khicha, Dajupi Miyegu, Maha Murkha, Yuddha Kala, Sip Jor, Bisam Jor, Krishna Mahadev, Devi Pyakha, Deula, Khya Kawa, bhairav, Kumari, Mahalaxmi, Jalasayan, Madhu Kaitab Badh, Hiranakshya Badh, Bastra Haran Lila dance were performed.