Tihar (Nepali: ????? ), also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak or Swanti (Nepal Bhasa: ???????: ), is a five-day Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and in the State of Assam and Sikkim in India is included in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. This is a light festival, because it is lit inside and outside the house to make it light up at night. It is known as Swanti between Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. Set in the Vikram Samvat calendar, the festival begins with Kaag Tihar at Trayodashi Kartik Krishna Paksha and ends with Bhai Tika at Dwitiya Kartik Sukla Paksha every year.
Tihar is Nepal's second largest festival after Dashain. This is considered very important because it shows contributions not only to humans and gods, but also to animals such as crows, cows, and dogs that maintain intimate contact with humans. People make patterns on the floor of the living room or yard using materials such as colored rice, dried flour, colored sand or flower petals outside their home, called Rangoli, intended to be a sacred welcoming area for Hindu gods and goddesses especially the goddess Laxmi.
Crows and crows are worshiped by candy offerings and dishes placed on the rooftops. Awesome crows and crows symbolize sadness and sadness in Hinduism, so worshipers offer crows and prey on food to avoid grief and death in their homes. Tihar represents the divine attachment between humans and other animals.
Kukur Tihar (Day 2)
The second day is called Dog Tihar. This is called Khicha Puja by Newars. People offer wreaths, tika and delicious food for dogs and recognize the respectable relationship between humans and dogs.
Dogs occupy a special place in Hindu mythology every home or street and they get special treatment in this day. As mentioned in the Mahabharata, Bhairava, the vicious manifestation of Lord Shiva, has a dog as a vehicle (vehicle). Yama, the god of death, is believed to have two guard dogs - each with four eyes. The dogs are said to be watching the Naraka gate, the Hindu concept of hell. Because of this belief, today is also observed as Naraka Chaturdashi.
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Govardhan Puja (Day 4)
On the fourth day of Tihar, there are three different puja, depending on the cultural background of the community. Especially cows are worshiped today by providing different foods. It is observed as Goru Tihar or Goru Puja (worship of oxen). The people who followed Vaishnavism did Govardhan Puja, who worshiped the mountain of Govardhan. Cow dung is taken as a representative of the mountain and worshiped. In addition, the majority of the Newar community at night performs Mha Puja (self-worship). Today is seen as the beginning of the new calendar year of Nepal Sambat.
Bhai Tika Brother's Worship (Day 5)
The fifth and final day of Tihar is called Bhai Tika or Kija Puja . This was observed by a sister who applied "tilaka" or "tika" to the forehead of their brothers to ensure longevity and to thank them for the protection they provided. It is believed that Yamraj, the God of Death, visited his sister , Goddess Yamuna, today in which he uses good tika on his forehead, carved it and gave him a special meal, Together, they ate sweets, talked and enjoyed themselves with their hearts. Yamraj gave Yamuna a special gift as a sign love and, in return, Yamuna gave her the wonderful gift she had made with her own hands. That day Yamraj announced that anyone who received a trace of her sister would never die that day. >
The sisters made a special grace for their brothers from the wilted flowers after only a few months, symbolizing the sister's prayer for her brother for a long time. You sit on the floor while their sister does their puja . The puja follows a traditional ritual in which brothers and sisters surround the brethren, dripping oil on the floor from a copper jug ​​and dabbing oil into their brothers' hair, following the seven colors of applied on the forehead of a brother. Next, the brothers give their sisters their spins in the same way as gift exchanges. This ritual is practiced regardless of whether the brother is younger or older than his sister. Those without a sister or brother join a relative or friend for when . This festival reinforces the close relationship between brothers and sisters.
In addition to this, Newars set up a colorful Ashtamangala mandala and recited mantras and procedures according to Tantric rituals. Together with the seven colors tika , the sister provides relatives with Sagun, candy, Makhamali (iGomphrena globosa) wreaths, and sacred cotton threads from Tantrik important, similar to Janai's thread meant to protect their bodies.
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