Tihar is the second most important Hindu festival in Nepal. It starts with Kaag (crow) Tihar. Kaag Tihar is the first day of Yamapanchak. It's a five-day-long festival that lasts from Kartik Krishn...
Tihar is the second most important Hindu festival in Nepal. It starts with Kaag (crow) Tihar. Kaag Tihar is the first day of Yamapanchak. It's a five-day-long festival that lasts from Kartik Krishna Trayodashi to Kartik Shukla Dwitiya.
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From buying silverware and festive essentials to writing screenplays and mourning loved ones, Nepali artists have different ways of marking—or sitting out—Tihar.
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) will begin selling gold asarfi and silver medallions ahead of Tihar, targeting devotees who use the items during Laxmi Puja, one of the most important rituals of the festival.
