Tihar

Tihar (Nepali: तिहार) is a five-day-long Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and the Nepali people of Indian states ofSikkim including in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It is the festival of lights, as diyas are lit inside and outside the houses to make it illuminate at night. It is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis.^[3] Set in the Vikram Samvatcalendar, the festival begins with Kaag Tihar in Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna Paksha and ends with Bhai Tika in Dwitiya of Kartik Sukla Paksha every year.^[4]