Dashain Tika and Jamara rituals continue across Kathmandu

Families across Kathmandu continue the ongoing practice of applying Tika and Jamara while receiving blessings from senior relatives. Although Vijaya Dashami marks the primary day of the festival, the tradition extends across subsequent days to accommodate those who reside at a distance from their maternal homes and extended family members. People who could not manage to visit their elders on the tenth day travel to their homes in the following days. According to established custom, the distribution of Tika and Jamara remains permitted right up until the day of Kojagrat Purnima. This flexible timeline ensures that family members and relatives who missed the primary celebration still have the opportunity to participate in the rituals, allowing the festive family spirit to persist throughout the entire period without interruption.