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Tihar (Deepawali) 2083: dates and holidays

Five day festival of lights with Kag, Kukur, Gai, Laxmi Puja and Bhai Tika

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Kartik 20Friday · Dhanteras, Yamadeepdan
Kartik 21Saturday · Kag Tihar
Kartik 22Sunday · Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday)(holiday)
Kartik 23Monday · Gai Puja (Tihar holiday)(holiday)
Kartik 24Tuesday · Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1147 (Tihar holiday)(holiday)
Kartik 25Wednesday · Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday)(holiday)
Kartik 26Thursday · Tihar holiday(holiday)

Tihar (Deepawali) in previous years

YearDates
20822025
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 3 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 4 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1146 – Kartik 5 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 6 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 7 ()
20812024
  • Kag Tihar – Kartik 14 ()
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 15 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 16 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1145 – Kartik 17 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 18 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 19 ()
20802023
  • Kag Tihar – Kartik 25 ()
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 26 ()
  • Gai Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 27 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1144 – Kartik 28 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 29 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 30 ()
20792022
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 7 ()
  • Gai Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 8 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1143 – Kartik 9 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 10 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 11 ()
20782021
  • Laxmi Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 18 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1142 – Kartik 19 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 20 ()
  • Tihar holiday – Kartik 21 ()
20772020
  • Kag Tihar – Kartik 28 ()
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 29 ()
  • Mha Puja, Gai Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 30 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday), Govardhan Puja, Nepal Sambat 1141 – Mangsir 1 ()
  • Kija Puja (Tihar holiday) – Mangsir 2 ()
20762019
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 10 ()
  • Mha Puja, Gai Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 11 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday), Govardhan Puja, Nepal Sambat 1140 – Kartik 12 ()
  • Kija Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 13 ()
20752018
  • Laxmi Puja, Kukur Tihar (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 21 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Mha Puja, Nepal Sambat 1139 – Kartik 22 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 23 ()
20742017
  • Kag Tihar – Ashwin 31 ()
  • Laxmi Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 2 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Nepal Sambat 1138 – Kartik 3 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 4 ()
20732016
  • Kag Tihar – Kartik 12 ()
  • Laxmi Puja (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 14 ()
  • Govardhan Puja, Nepal Sambat 1137 – Kartik 15 ()
  • Bhai Tika (Tihar holiday) – Kartik 16 ()

About Tihar (Deepawali)

Tihar, also called Yamapanchak or Deepawali, is a five day festival from the thirteenth day of the dark lunar fortnight of Kartik to the second day of the bright fortnight. Crows, dogs, cows and the goddess Laxmi are worshipped in turn and homes are lit with oil lamps.

On Govardhan Puja the Newar community performs Mha Puja and celebrates the new year of Nepal Sambat. On the last day, Bhai Tika, sisters give their brothers a seven coloured tika and a garland of makhamali flowers.