Kathmandu, October 6: The auspicious time for receiving tika on Vijaya Dashami (Dashain) this year is 10:26 a.m. on Sunday, October 20.
The Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Development Committee, the government authority to declare date and time of festivals, issued a notice this evening stating that the most auspicious time for receiving tika on Vijaya Dashami, which falls on Kartik 4, is 10:26 a.m. According to the committee, the person receiving tika should face west.
Similarly, the auspicious time for Ghatasthapana, which falls on Ashoj 25, (October 11) 11:47 a.m. The Dasain festival starts from the Ghatasthapana Day by worshiping Goddess Durga, also known as Kali.
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