Nine Tihar sweets Kathmanduites swear by on Festival of Lights

If Dashain is the time to delve into meat delicacies, Tihar is to indulge in sweets. With the Festival of Lights just round the corner, mithai bhandars , or sweet shops, start to prep for the hoard of customers who come in to buy boxes and boxes of sweets to offer to Goddess Laxmi or brothers and sisters on Bhai Tika. Badriko Halwai Pasal is one store right on the corner of Jawalakhel that has been open for over a hundred years, serving customers, from Newars to Chhetris, and is preparing its stack of sweets in full force. Kedar Tamrakar tells us about a few popular Nepali and Indian sweets in the market this Tihar.

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