Bhaitika being celebrated throughout Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 21: Bhaitika, the most important day of Tihar, is being celebrated on Saturday with Hindu sisters throughout the country offering ‘tika’ to their brothers wishing them happiness, long life and prosperity on the occasion. Bhaitika falls on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Kartik in Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar. The auspicious hour for offering the tika is at 11:51 am this year. However, it can be held until sunset, according to the Chairman of National Calendar Determination Committee Prof Dr Ramchandra Gautam. UNI