November 11, 2026, Wednesday
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Today is the last day of Yamapanchak, Bhaitika, with the auspicious time for applying tika at 11:07 a.m.

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Kathmandu. oday, the last day of Yamapanchak, that is, Tihar, brothers are receiving tika from their sisters and celebrating the Bhaitika festival with great enthusiasm. Bhaitika, observed every year on the second day of the bright fortnight of Kartik, is the main festival of Tihar, Nepal's second biggest festival. On this day, sisters traditionally apply a seven-colored or five-colored tika to their brothers, wishing for their long life, good health, and prosperity.

This festival is also called Yamadwitiya. There is also a tradition in which, after sisters apply tika to their brothers, the brothers apply tika to their sisters as well. It has long been believed religiously that worshipping sisters brings unbroken good fortune and wealth.

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