The problem befalls when the person, who pierced his tongue, has to bear the budget for feast himself, said 28-year-old, Juju Bhai Shrestha.
Following the tradition, a tongue piercer fasts for three days beginning from last day of the last Nepali month and the Jatra ends after piercing his tongue.
Shrestha said kin, friends, neighbors and others, who visit tongue piercer, should be fed. But it has been difficult to continue the tradition due to the lack of necessary budget.
Cost for the feast reaches up to Rs 50,000 in a year, however, Thimi Municipality provides only Rs 15,000. It is difficult to manage rest of the money to follow the tradition.
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