Kartik Naach is a festival started by King Siddhi Narsingh Malla in 1641. As the name denotes it is a festival with special dance performance during the month of Kartik at the Kartik Dabali in Patan, Lalitpur. The dance depicts the 17 tales of Lord Vishnu and lasts for several days.
Nepal Tourism Board is a national tourism organization of Nepal established in 1998 by an Act of Parliament in the form of partnership between the Government of Nepal and private sector tourism industry to develop and market Nepal as an attractive tourist destination. The Board provides platform for vision-drawn leadership for Nepal’s tourism sector by integrating Government commitment with the dynamism of private sector.