Asia Album: People celebrate traditional Tihar festival in Nepal-Xinhua
Asia Album: People celebrate traditional Tihar festival in Nepal
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2025-10-24 09:43:15
A man receives tika at the mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The last day of Tihar, widely celebrated across Nepal, is known as Bhai Tika. On this day, sisters apply a tika on the foreheads of their brothers praying for their long life, good health and prosperity.
Men attend a mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)A woman performs a ritual for the mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)Oil lamps are lit for the mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)A man receives tika at the mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)A man with tika is seen at the mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
