The main jaatraa of Bishnu Devi Temple in Tinthana, Kathmandu, is the Sat Gaunle jaatraa, an annual celebratory jaatraa that takes place in December. The festival lasts three days and three nights. On the third day before dawn, the chariots of the seven children of Goddess Bishnu Devi are brought together to visit their mother in her temple in Tinthana. They rest with her until the afternoon and then are returned to their respective village temples. The chariots are carried on the shoulders of devotees from the seven surrounding villages. Their arrival at Vishnu Devi Temple is heralded by the sounds of many kaa, drums, and cymbals.

The main jaatraa of Bishnu Devi Temple in Tinthana, Kathmandu, is the Sat Gaunle jaatraa, an annual celebratory jaatraa that takes place in December. The festival lasts three days and three nights. On the third day before dawn, the chariots of the seven children of Goddess Bishnu Devi are brought together to visit their mother in her temple in Tinthana. They rest with her until the afternoon and then are returned to their respective village temples. The chariots are carried on the shoulders of devotees from the seven surrounding villages. Their arrival at Vishnu Devi Temple is heralded by the sounds of many kaa, drums, and cymbals.

According to statistics data in 2009, the Cao Lan people (known as Sán Chay) in Vietnam had a population of 169,410 people, residing mostly in Tuyên Quang province. The Cao Lan ethnic minority has a treasure of poetry, folk music, and dance such as sình ca (unique folk singing), múa trống (drum dancing), múa xúc tép (small shrimp catching dancing), múa chim gâu (cuckoo bird dancing), etc. The musical instruments of Cao Lan people are various, including thanh la (small knobless gong), não bạt (small cymbals), drums, bells, and wind instruments. Kèn is a wind instrument performed in festivals and ritual forms. Kèn consists of four parts: the body, the bell, reed stake, and the reed. The body is a cylindrical hollow tube made of hard wood about thirty centimeters in length. On the body, there are seven pressing holes on the front and one hole on back near the stake. The instrument bell is made of a frustum-shaped thin wooden piece. The smaller of the bell is attached to the big end of the tube. The stake is attached to the small end of the tube. The reed is made of a reed pipe or worn nest attached to the stake. Its sound is strong, a little discordant at high pitches and a little cracked at the low end. The register of the instrument is two octaves. Kèn is played by men only. This track is a medley of extractions that are often played in the rituals, such as hành quân (army operation), kèn Khắp, and đưa Phật (Buddha greeting).

This is a recording of the various baje with the vocals, bols, as collected by Andrew Alter. 1. Bols and a demonstration of the Chaunwara baje, from the first to the ninth, on dhol-damau. 2. Naglok ka baja. Baje of the various characters of the Pandav Lila, including Mahabharata. 3. Krishna and Yudhishtir. Drums and vocals. 4. Bhim. Dhol-damau and vocals. 5. Arjun. Dhol-damau and vocals. 6. Nakul and Sahdev. Dhol-damau and vocals. 7. Babrick, Nakarjun, Maliya Phulera Dhol-damau and vocals. 8. Hanuman. Dhol-damau and vocals. 9. Draupadi. Dhol-damau and vocals. Various baje and vocals for Draupadi.

This is a dance of the Bison Horn Maria tribe, so called because of the head dress of bison horns that they wear during ceremonial occasions. The song is “Nima waya noni” (You come on younger sister). A group of eight to ten girls are dancing, accompanied by singing and drums.

An ashtapadi is a type of hymn with eight lines. Ashtapadis have been associated with specific ragas. This ashtapadi, “Lalitalavangalata” is a famous composition of Jaydeva’s Gita Govinda. Chenda players sing it accompanied by drums.