Five members of the Raute community have arrived in Tansen Bazaar, Palpa, as Tihar approaches, hoping to raise money for the festival by selling wooden items they made themselves. The group travelled to Palpa by vehicle from Surkhet in Karnali Province and is offering pirkas, aris and koshis for sale. The proceeds are intended to help meet their Tihar expenses.
Handmade goods offered in Tansen
The five visitors are seeking support through the sale of their own work rather than arriving with a separate fundraising effort. Their products include pirkas, aris and koshis, all described as wooden items made by the Raute members themselves. The sales in Tansen Bazaar provide a way for residents and visitors to support the group while purchasing goods crafted by its members.
The items are being sold as the festival draws near, giving the group an opportunity to collect money for Tihar. No total fundraising target, prices or amount raised has been reported. The available information also does not specify how long the five members plan to remain in Palpa or how many items they have brought for sale.
A visit from Surkhet
The Raute are an endangered indigenous community living in Surkhet, in Karnali Province. The five members travelled from there to Palpa by vehicle, bringing their handmade wooden goods to Tansen Bazaar. Their arrival connects the community’s work with potential buyers in the district as they seek support for festival-related costs.
The group’s stated purpose for coming to Palpa is practical: to raise funds for Tihar. The festival is approaching, and the sales offer a direct way for the five members to collect support. The information available identifies the visitors as Raute community members but does not give their names or further details about their journey.
Sales linked to Tihar expenses
The effort combines the sale of handcrafted goods with the group’s need to prepare for the festival. Rather than describing a fixed donation drive, the reported activity centres on the items the members have made and are selling in Tansen Bazaar. Buyers can offer support by purchasing the pirkas, aris and koshis, while the Raute members seek to raise funds through those sales.
The visit also brings attention to the Raute community, an endangered indigenous group based in Surkhet. For now, the reported details are limited to the five members’ arrival in Palpa, their travel by vehicle and their sales of handmade wooden products. Their stated aim remains to collect money for Tihar expenses as the festival approaches.
