The five-day Tihar holiday in Nepal comes to an end today with the celebration of Bhai Tika

INN/Kathmandu, @Infodeaofficial

On Sunday, Nepal’s five-day Tihar holiday came to an end with the celebration of Bhai Tika. The last and most important day of the Tihar celebration is Bhai Tika, when sisters present their brothers with seven tika hues in hopes of their happiness, longevity, and success. The brothers sit at a specially anointed spot with a path of mustard oil drawn around it to see the Bhaitika. The sisters then present the brothers with garlands of makhamali flowers and seven different shades of tika.

Sisters give their boys a feast that includes a variety of sweets, walnuts, spices, and Sel roti after applying vibrant tika to their foreheads. In exchange, brothers give their sisters gifts and tika, wishing them luck and happiness. For Sunday’s Bhaitika ceremony, the Balgopaleshwor Temple in Ranipokhari was open. People without siblings can offer and receive tika in the Ranipokhari at this temple, which is only open once a year.

In the meantime, Terai ladies are wishing their brothers a long life as they celebrate the Bhaiyaduj festival today. On the fifth day of Tihar, people celebrate Bhaiduj, which is also known in Mithila as Bharditiya and Bhatriditiya. Close ties to nature are celebrated during Nepal’s Tihar celebration, which includes worshipping birds and animals including oxen, cows, dogs, and ravens.