KATHMANDU: The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee (NCDC), the authorized body of Nepal to decide dates and times for Hindu festivals, has determined 11:53 am (October 2) as the auspicious hour to receive Dashain tika this year.
Dashain 2082 will begin in September 22, starting with Ghatasthapana.
Ghatasthapana is the auspicious occasion wherein sacred Jamara, newly germinated barley or maize shoots that are put behind the ears or on the head as an auspicious items, are grown.
Tika is a mixture of rice grains, red vermillion and curd, which is put on the forehead as a blessing from goddess Durga on the 10th day of the Dashain festival.
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