Hindus celebrate Dashain festival with religious fervour in Nepal
Sep 30, 2019
Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 30 (ANI): The ten-day-long Hindu festival, Dashain, also known as Bada Dashain, one of the most important festivals observed by the Hindus in Nepal formally began from Sunday with Ghatasthapana. The First day of the festival which also marks the beginning of Navaratri started with the sowing of barley, wheat, maize, and paddy seeds and by performing Puja rituals by setting up “Ghada” or a pot at a sacred place of the house or in temples as per Vedic traditions. The Dashain Ghar inside the Basantapur Durbar Square on the first day of the Navaratri festival is also performed according to the Vedic traditions and the “Ghada” is taken out on 10th day starting from today. The shoots sprouted from the seedling known as Jamara are taken out on the 10th day and are worn along with ‘Tika’ which is observed as Vijaya Dashami. Though Tika can be received and offered from the day of Vijaya Dashami to Kojagrat Purnima, the most auspicious time for receiving and offering the tika is 10:35 am on Vijaya Dashami as per the Nepali Hindu calendar, Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti.
