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The festival is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. Nepalis also make patterns on the floors of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals, called Rangoli, as a sacred welcoming for the gods and goddesses, particularly Lakshmi.
- Bhai Tika, Deepawali, Yamapanchak
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Swanti (Devanagari: स्वन्ति, Nepal Script:𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐣𑑂𑐟𑐶) is a five-day festival of Nepal which is one of the year's greatest celebrations for the Newar people. It is the Newar version of Tihar or Diwali. The festival highlights the central role of women in the household, and the rituals are related to wishing for ...
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- Kaag Tihar/Crow Day, worshiping crows. The first day of Yama Panchak is dedicated to Kaag or Crow considered as the messenger of death. The cawing of crows means sadness and grief in Hinduism.
- Kukur Tihar/Dog day, worshiping dogs. The second day of “Tihar” is devoted to dogs, the ride of Lord Bhairava- one of the manifestations of Almighty Shiva.
- Gai Tihar/ Cow day and Laxmi Puja. The third day is devoted to a cow which is regarded as mother and nurture since they provide nourishing milk. A cow is also considered to be a manifestation of Laxmi- the goddess of wealth.
- Govardhan Puja (Worshiping replica of hillock) and Mha Puja (Worshiping Inner Self) On the fourth day of the Deepawali, devotees worship a small hillock made out of cow dung (representative of Govardhan Parbat).
Feb 19, 2024 · ON 19 Feb, 2024. Tihar festival, also known as Deepawali, swanti or Yamapanchak, is a five-day festival of lights that celebrates animals, light, people, and kinship. In this festival, people worship the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, Laxmi. It typically falls in October or November (according to the lunar Bikram Sambat calendar).
Swanti or Tihar is the second biggest festival in Nepal, of course after the Dashain (Mohani). Due to the lack of ness on speaking the mother tongue, even newar people don’t use this term of the tihar festival. Yes, Swanti is the newari term for the most exotic festival of Nepal, Tihar.
Dec 15, 2020 · Tihar Festival, also known as Deepawali or Diwali, is a significant and vibrant festival celebrated in Nepal. This auspicious event holds great importance in Nepalese culture and the Hindu religion, as it symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.
Tihar is the second-most important festival in Nepal after Dashain. It celebrates the victory of good over evil, akin to Diwali in India. The main celebration activities include: Thanking animals for the harvest; Worshipping Lord Yama (the god of death) for fair judgement regarding deaths
