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Kathmandu, 17 October: The greatest festival of Nepalis, Bada Dashain, begins today- with Ghatasthapana which marks the beginning of Navaratri. It is also the longest festival of Nepali Hindus. Special puja is performed on Ghatasthapana by setting up ghada or a pot and Goddess Durga is worshipped. Similarly, people sow seeds of wheat, barley, maize and rice at home and in temples as per Vedic tradition. They are used as holy seedling on the tenth day- the Bijaya Dashami.

This year, the auspicious hour for receiving tika is 10:19am on Bijaya Dashami (October 26). However, the tika and prasad can be received till Kojagrat purnima. The people are urged to observe the festival by staying indoors in view of the spread of coronavirus this year. The Calendar Determination Committee has also requested all to observe Dashain by maintaining safety as the protection of life is the utmost priority in the crisis.

People’s News Monitoring Service