Tihar Festival In Nepal Updated 2026

Tihar is another big festival like Dashain. It is a five-day-long festival celebrated in mid-November. Tihar is a beautiful time as it offers the best season with a good environment all around. The Goddess of Death, Yama, is honored, and Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, is worshiped during Tihar or Dipawali. Different animals and birds are worshipped on the different days of this great festival. Children and young people gathered and played Deusi Bhailo.

Following Different Days Celebrated the Tihar festival:

• First Day: Kaag (Crow) Tihar
• Second Day: Kukur (Dog) Tihar
• Third Day: Laxmi Puja / Gaai (Cow) Puja
• Fourth Day: Goru (Ox) Puja
• Bhai Tika

First Day: Kaag (Crow) Tihar

The first day of Tihar is Kaag(Crow) Tihar. On this day crow is worshipped as it is believed that the crow is the messenger of information of the god Yama. Tasty fruits and vegetables are offered to crow on this day.

Second Day: Kukur (Dog) Tihar

The second day of Tihar is also known as Kukur Tihar, as there is a myth about the ancient religion that a dog is an agent of Yama, and it is fed with tasty food, and a Garland is put on the dog's neck.

Third Day: Laxmi Puja / Gaai (Cow) Puja

It is a beautiful day of Tihar as many Hindu people worship the national animal, the cow, which is also believed to be a representation of the goddess Laxmi. People feed cows tasty foods and put flowers and Tika to cows, and they light the whole house with many lights and make the environment beautiful. They also put all their property, like jewelry, Money, Offices, and important documents, together to worship.

Fourth Day: Goru (Ox) Puja

On this day, people worship the ox or bull as an Agent of Great Shiva. Bull is believed to be the caretaker of Shiva Ji. Newar in the valleys worship themself as Maha Puja. They also light their homes with candles and electric lights on the day of Goru Tihar.

Bhai Tika:

On this day, many brothers and sisters gathered together to celebrate Bhai Tika. The sisters put on rainbow color holy tika and garland as a blessing to live a long, healthy, and happy life, and they enjoy the day sharing their life story and beautiful moments. They share the gift and other help with each other.

In Summary,

In this way, the first day of the beautiful Tihar Festival ends and is celebrated. This is a beautiful season for traveling and visiting new places, as this time offers excellent environmental conditions and the best view of trekking in Nepal.