Confections made out of molasses is on high demand with the arrival of Maghe Sakranti festival.

The festival is observed on the first day of Nepali month of Magh and marks the end of winter season.

During the festival, friends and families feast on ghee, chaku (Molasses), yam, sel roti (Nepali traditional homemade, sweet, ring-shaped rice bread/doughnut), sweet potato, sesame ladoos, among other, delicacies.

On the day, devotees throng the rivers close to their homes and take holy dip, also known as Makar snan. Doing so, it is believed, frees one from various diseases and brings positivity and purity.

Our photographer, Keshav Thapa, visited a molasses factory. Here are the glimpses…