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

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: President Ramchandra Paudel received the Dashain tika, jamara, prasad and blessings from his sister-in-law, 91-year-old Bishnu Maya Paudel, on the occasion of the Bada Dashain festival today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Nepal Calendar Determination Committee (Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti) has said that 11:02AM is the most auspicious time for receiving and offering tika and blessings on on October 24 on the occasion of Bada Dashain, the greatest festival of Nepalis.

RUKUM, Oct 13: Dashain has arrived. However, there is 'not a single grain of rice' in their place, report the people of a remote village Pelma. They have no rice to prepare even the Dashain tika, they lament."