Vijaya Dashami: Auspicious time for receiving and offering Dashain Tika at 11:36 a.m.

Kathmandu: The Nepal Panchang Nirnayak Samiti has stated that the suspicious timing for putting Tika is 11:36 a.m. There is a ritual of receiving Tika from the elder one on the tenth day of Dashain.

Although the auspicious timing is 11:36 a.m., people can receive Tika from their elders throughout the day.

There is a tradition of putting Tika from the elder members of the family. The Tika is regarded as the prasad of Goddess Durga.

The water from the Ghada, placed with water in Puja Kotha on Ghatasthapana, is sprinkled before offering Tika. According to the Committee, the one offering Tika must be looking in the east direction, and the one getting Tika must be looking in the west direction.

Tika, Jamara is offered as the prasad of devi. There is a tradition of receiving and offering Tika till Kojagrat Purnima.