Bijaya Dashami today: 11:02 am auspicious time for Tika

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti (Calendar Determination Committee) has determined 11:02 am as the auspicious time for receiving Tika for this year.

The Samiti said that the auspicious hour for immersing statues of goddesses is at 10:37.

The Samiti further said that one can give and receive Tika as per one’s convenience although the most suitable time has been declared to be 11:02 am.

The Tika is a mixture of rice grains, curd and red vermilion powder formed into a paste and put on the forehead as a blessing from the Goddess Durga on the 10th day of the Dashain festival.

Similarly, Jamara are either the newly-germinated barley or maize shoots that are put behind the ears or on heads as an auspicious item during the Dashain festival.