Interestingly, since the majority of the population are from nearby villages, most of them go to their native villages during the long month festivities starting from Dashain to Tihar and the town becomes nearly deserted.
Theses swings are normally constructed a week before Ghatasthapana and dismantled only after the festival of Tihar which comes after Dasain.
In Nepal it is celebrated for five days including Kag(crow) Tihar,Kukur(dog) Tihar,Gai(cow)Tihar at morning and Laxmi pooja at night,Maha pooja(self pooja), Goru(Ox and Bull)Tihar and Gobardhan Pooja,and finally Bhai Tika(bhai dhooj)respectively first, second, third, fourth and fifth day.
From the mid-1980s, the Nepalese community in the United States began to develop a series of social, cultural and charitable networks, which include the celebration of certain religious and cultural moments as Dasain, Tihar, and the Nepali New Year.
The pond is fenced with iron bars and opened once a year during Bhaitika, the fifth and final day of Tihar.
Sangini (Nepali: संगिनी) is a particular type of song and dance perform by the Nepali womenfolk during the occasion of a religious festival Tihar and Teej.
Tihar | Tihar Jail |
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is gearing up to work on a second biopic – “End of Bandit Queen” – based on the life of Sher Singh Rana.Sher Singh Rana is currently lodged at Delhi’s Tihar Jail, and Nawazzudin says he will meet him soon.