Bijaya Dashami today !

Kathmandu: The 10th and the most important day of the Bada Dasain festival, Bijaya Dashami, is being celebrated all over the country today with great enthusiasm by receiving ‘tika’ and blessings from elders.

The nine-day worship of Sri Durga Bhawani at Dasain ghars concludes formally on the day of Bijaya Dashami after the Abhishekh, or sprinkling of holy water, marks the beginning of tika.

People receive tika and jamara till the full moon day.

Tika and jamara are considered the auspicious gifts of the goddess Nawa Durga and signify prosperity.

It is believed that one need not seek an auspicious hour if one undertakes any new assignment, campaign or journey on the auspicious day of Bijaya Dashami.

The Bijaya Dashami festival commemorates the victory of truth over evil and the victory of divine forces over demonic forces.