The play, which featured actors Rajan Khatiwada, Srijana Adhikari and Srijana Subba, is a story of love between three siblings. Two sisters and a brother, living a content life in a bamboo hut, are bothered by an unkind Hongrayo bird (a mythical creature). The brother cunningly saves his sisters by feeding the bird with wine mixed with the locks of his curly hair.

The hour-long play, which also explores the interrelationship between nature and humans, made use of traditional properties to give the play an authentic feel.

Dabali Yatra aims to revive the moribund practice of using a dabali (an open public stage) to perform plays, dances and music. The dabali tradition reached its pinnacle in the Valley during the Malla period and was still popular up until a few decades ago. The Dabali Yatra is an ongoing series with three more performances to come, the first of which will be a musical programme at the Patan Krishna Mandir, Lalitpur, on January 9. The series will come to an end on February 7 at Kirtipur Dabali.