Kathmandu, 28 October: Offering and receiving of ‘tika’ continues today also as part of the Bada Dashain festival. As per the custom, the elders give tika and jamara to the junior members of the family.
‘Tika’ is the mixture, in the paste form, of curd, rice grains and red vermillion powder and ‘jamara’ are the newly sprouted shoots of barley.
The jamara and tika are considered auspicious and the blessings of the Goddess Nawa Durga. Offering and receiving tika and jamara takes place on the 10th day of the 15-day-long Bada Dashain festival. The 10th day is the main day of this festival, but this trend continues until the 15th day, the full moon day as well. The Bada Dashain festival is also celebrated to honour the victory of truth and good over evil. People are observing the festival confined in their homes and among the family members only.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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