Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 30 (ANI): ‘Bada Dashain’ the biggest and longest ... are taken out on the 10th day and wore along with 'tika', on final day known as ‘Vijaya Dashami’.

Among those who received 'tika' from the king was the Bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala. On the tenth day of the Bada Dashain, juniors received 'tika' and blessings from elders.

During Dashain, a significant festival in Nepal, family members receive "tika" (a mixture of yogurt, rice, and vermilion) on their foreheads along with blessings from elders. The Sanskrit hymn ...

Representarive image of a family celebrating Dashain. Credit: Getty Images/AFP/Prakash Mathema, Getty Images/Jennifer A Smith, Getty Images/Jasper Neupane ...

Dashain is the great harvest festival of Nepal, is a time for family reunions ... On the culmination of celebrations, known as Tika, people are seen moving around with their foreheads covered ...

This time of year has been the hardest for Nabin Gautam since leaving his family in Nepal ... the tika [symbolic red dot on the forehead] on, which is a tradition on the 10th day of Dashain ...