Kathmandu. With the Dashain festival approaching, a crowd of goats has gathered at the Sombare market located in Inaruwa- 3 of Sunsari district on Monday. On Monday, aday after the Dashain festival, people from different municipalities of the district have come to the market to buy goats.

The price of small goats brought for sale in the market has been fixed at Rs 50, 000 from Rs to Rs 50,000. The market has been bustling since early morning as people have reached the market to buy goats needed for Dashain.

In Nepalese society, the demand for goats increases during this time as it is customary to eat meat on the occasion of Dashain. There is also a religious tradition of sacrificing a goat to Nawadurga Bhawani on the day of Maha Ashtami and Mahanawami of Dashain.

People gather to buy goats before Dashain to save meat for this tradition and family gatherings. See the rest of the picture: