Devotees receive tika from living goddess in Bhaktapur

Locals and visitors gathered on the day of vijayadashami in bhaktapur to receive sacred tika, jamara and prasad from the living goddess, ekanta kumari lunibha bajrachaya. the living deity first applied the auspicious tika before other key figures received theirs. Following the living goddess, blessings were extended to the head priest, leaders, joshi, karmacharya, gurus and priests. once these religious leaders and officials completed the ritual, the ceremony opened up for local devotees and the general public to receive the tika. After the public portion of the programme concluded alongside durga visarjan, taledju bhawani was transferred from the dashain ghar back to the devagriha located south of the mulsowk. this procession involved nineteen priests wearing traditional garments. The traditional priestly attire worn during the movement of the deities included specific items such as jama, pagari, bhoto and khasto. previously, on the day of phulpati, the deity had been brought into the dashain ghar situated at the kumari chowk west of the mulsowk.