October 06, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Nepal\u2019s longest festival Dashain concluded yesterday with the celebration of Kojagrat Purnima among the country\u2019s Hindu community.<\/p>\n Vijaya Dashami is the tenth and most auspicious day of the festival and marks the celebration of goddess’ victory over the demon Mahisasura.<\/p>\n Following the 10th<\/sup> day, Nepalese continue the victory celebrations for the next five days and conclude the 15-long Dashain festival on the Kojagrat Purnima day.<\/p>\n This is also the final day for Nepalese receiving tika, jamara, prasad<\/em> and blessings from their elders.<\/p>\n Jamara <\/em>(barley sprouts), grown as part of the Dashain rituals, will be removed from the Dashain Ghar<\/em> on this day and immersed in holy rivers.<\/p>\n Marking the Purnima<\/em> night, the devotees remain awake throughout the night offering special prayers to Goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and wealth.<\/p>\n The Nepali Hindu community strongly believes that the Goddess Lakshmi roams around the earth on this special day and blesses those Ko-jagrat<\/em> (meaning \u2018who is awake\u2019 in Nepali).<\/p>\n Concluding the 15-day long Dashain, the Kojagrat Purnima day also marks the beginning of preparations for the other two important festivals of the Nepal\u2019s biggest festival season<\/a> i.e. Tihar, the festival of lights, and Chhath.<\/p>\n Tihar falls two weeks after the concluding day of Dashain. This year, it is celebrated from October 19-21, 2017.<\/p>\n Chhath is another important festival of Nepal that is celebrated on October 25, 2017 in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 06, 2017 Nepal\u2019s longest festival Dashain concluded yesterday with the celebration of Kojagrat Purnima among…<\/span><\/p>\nDashain Concludes Welcoming Tihar<\/h4>\n