Images from Sansari Puja 2022
On Saturday, May 14th, VFC staff joined the Burlington Nepali Rai and Limbu Community for Sansari Puja—a springtime festival celebrating Mother Earth. The community gathered and were joined by friends and neighbors from around Burlington to connect, eat, make music, and dance. The event included many past and present participants in our Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, including a performance by the Old North End Sarangi Club.
The festival opened with a procession through a welcome arch.
The Old North End Sarangi Club, which is supported by the VFC’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, teaches Nepali youth in Burlington how to play the sarangi and medal drum. Group leader Brian Perkins and his students performed for the community.
The event also included a display of Nepali bamboo basketry, including this woven sun cover worn by Basista Rai, daughter of the event’s organizer Bidur Rai.
