03-16-2021, 12:27 PM
Day 10 Bijadashami, putting Dashain tika
Today is the family gathering day. Family members greet each other with cards. Elders would put “tika”(red cinnabar auspicious mole) on the forehead of the younger family members, which is a mixture of rice, yogurt and vermilion. They would also send younger relatives Jamara(sowed on the first day) to bless them. In the evening, there are parades and mask dances, celebrating Rama's victory over the Ravana in Ramayana(major Sanskrit epic of ancient India).
This day is usually considered the first day of the Desai Festival, similar to the Chinese New Year's Day. In many areas of India, people will erect huge statues of "Ravana" filling with gunpowder, dress up as "Rama" and light them like rockets.
Today is the family gathering day. Family members greet each other with cards. Elders would put “tika”(red cinnabar auspicious mole) on the forehead of the younger family members, which is a mixture of rice, yogurt and vermilion. They would also send younger relatives Jamara(sowed on the first day) to bless them. In the evening, there are parades and mask dances, celebrating Rama's victory over the Ravana in Ramayana(major Sanskrit epic of ancient India).
This day is usually considered the first day of the Desai Festival, similar to the Chinese New Year's Day. In many areas of India, people will erect huge statues of "Ravana" filling with gunpowder, dress up as "Rama" and light them like rockets.