Nine Tihar sweets Kathmanduites swear by on Festival of Lights

If Dashain is the time to delve into meat delicacies, Tihar is to indulge in sweets. With the Festival of Lights just round the corner, mithai bhandars, or sweet shops, start to prep for the hoard of customers who come in to buy boxes and boxes of sweets to offer to Goddess Laxmi or brothers […] The post Nine Tihar sweets Kathmanduites swear by on Festival of Lights appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

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Bhai Tika today, 11:02 AM auspicious hour for tika

The main day of Tihar festival, Bhai Tika, is being celebrated with sisters offering ‘tika’ to their brothers Saturday. On the day, sisters offer tika and garlands of makhamali and sayapatri flowers to their brothers wishing them happiness, long life and prosperity. They also offer them sweets, species, walnuts and selroti, a special kind of bread cooked in oil. The auspicious hour for offering and receiving ‘tika’ on the main day of Tihar Festival, Bhai Tika, is 11:02 am. However, it can be held throughout the day, said Chairperson of the Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, Shree Krishna Adhikari.

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