People continue visiting relatives to receive tika, blessings on second day of Dashain

KATHMANDU, Oct 25: People continue to visit the homes of their senior relatives to receive the Dashain tika, jamara and blessing from them even on the second day of the Bada Dashain festival today.

This trend continues until the day of Kojagrat Purnima, the fifth day from the day of Bijaya Dashami. This year the Kojagrat Purnima falls on October 28 as per the lunar calendar. People observed the Bijaya Dashami yesterday. On the occasion of Bijaya Dashami, people receive tika, jamara, Prasad and blessings from their parents and seniors in their family.