We organize Dipawali festival Tour in Nepal Nov 2016. Dipawali Known as the festival of Lights. This festival is known as Tihar in Nepal and diwali in India. Tihar is celebrated for five days.In this year 2015 Tihar festival date from 09 Oct to 13 Oct. Five days 09 Oct first day is a crow festival (Kaag Tihar). 10 Oct is Dog festival (Kukur Tihar). 11 Oct is God Laxmi Puja ( Laxmi Puja). 12 Oct Gobardhan Puja (Ox Tihar).13 Oct is the main festival day Bhai Tika.
Period of the festival Houses are illuminated at night and special sweets of different varieties are prepared. Hindu people worship goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. On the final day of Tihar every sister worships her brothers and prays to Yama, the god of death, for their brothers' progress, success and long life. Sisters put colorful Tika on the brother’s forehead and garland them with flowers. The brothers, in turn, give Tike to their sisters after which gifts are also exchanged. Like Dashain, Tihar ends with a grand feast with all family members together.
Government offices remain closed during this Depawali festival.