The April 2015 Nepal earthquake critically damaged Patan Durbar Square. Seven months later, "Kartik Naach" was performed for 10 nights, while it was still damaged. Xinhua News Agency wrote, "Despite the tragedy, thousands of Nepali people, young and old, trooped to the temple to watch the open-air presentation of the historical dance-drama to the accompaniment of folk music". In 2018, Lalitpur had distributed 200,000 Nepalese rupees to the play.