Kholeydai Festival Tickets

Event Details 

'Kholey Dai' is the community's annual rice harvest & music festival of Parengtar.

The purpose is to revive and re-establish the age-old tradition of the community’s culture

conducive to rice-grain harvesting, generally known as 'Dai' in Nepali. This festival is organized by the Parengtar Nawlo Umanga Welfare Society in association with Muhaan and Cafe Kalimpong. With time such traditions have faded, such that the ‘Kholey Dai Celebrations' is an initiative to re-engage the community in activities that will reaffirm our culture's values as a whole. This event is therefore an excellent opportunity for the visitors to participate and immerse themselves in our authentic village culture, while undeniably being a wonderful prospect for the residents of Parengtar to preserve their cultural essence.

Parengtar is a small village located at the Indo-Bhutan border in Patangodak Gram Panchayat under Gorubathan Block, Kalimpong, West Bengal. The village is easily distinguishable, situated in…