Diwali Nepali
The celebration of diwali in the nepali community of assam starts from trayodasi tithi thirteenth day of krishna paksha the dark half of moon in the month of kartikaoctnov and goes on until dvitiya tithi second day of sukla paksha the bright half of moon.
Diwali nepali. This five day diwali festival is also known as tihar parva in the nepali community of assam. According to the hindu sastras. How to say happy tihar diwali in nepali language. Tihar is analogous to the indian festival of diwali the festival of lights but with some significant differences.
Hindus in nepal celebrate the diwali festival with bright lights gift exchanges fireworks and elaborate feasts to welcome lakshmi the goddess of light and wealth. In this festival people not only celebrate the gods but the animals and birds which share a close relationship with them. Diwali calendar surrounded by majestic himalayas nepal is a multi ethnic and multi lingual society and the only hindu kingdom of the world. Diwali in nepal better known as tihar is the 2nd most celebrated festival in nepal after dashain dussehra.
As numerous candles and festive lanterns will be lit up for the goddess of laxmi tihar is also well known as the festival of lights. Tihar also known as deepawali and yamapanchak or swanti is a five day long hindu festival celebrated in nepal and indian states of sikkim and west bengal particularly the towns of darjeeling and kalimpong which host a large number of ethnic nepali people. It is known by different names at different places but the soul of the festival remains the same. Tihar 2076 tihar or dipavali popularly known as the festival of lights is a five days hindu festival which starts on kag tihar and ends on bhai tika celebrated on the of the bikram samvat calendar month kartik.