Kathmandu. KATHMANDU — Tihar, the second biggest festival of the Hindu community, has formally commenced from today. This festival is celebrated for five days from Kartik Krishna Trayodashi to Kartik Shukla Dwitiya. Today is the first day of the festival.
According to the calendar, it is customary to celebrate Dhanwantari Trayodashi every year on the day of Kartik Krishna Paksha Trayodashi or Crow Tihar. Since Yamraj knows the news of the people through the crow, there is a classical rule that the crow is considered as the messenger of Yama. According to religious beliefs, the crow, which is considered as the messenger of Yamaraj, is worshiped and given pure food.
Crows eat insects that feed on crops. The crow is considered as the messenger of Yamraj to convey the message of Yamaraj. On the first day of Tihar, the festival is celebrated by worshiping the crow and worshiping the crow, on the day of Chaturdashi, on the day of Kukur Tihar, on the day of Kartik Krishna Aunsi, Lakshmi Puja, on the first day of Kartik Shukla Pratipada, cow worship, Govardhan Puja, and Mhapuja (self-worship) and on the last day of Kartik Shukla Dwitiya, Bhai Tika is celebrated.
According to religious beliefs, in the Vedic period, Lord Vishnu was pleased and gave a boon to Bali Raja for the last five days of Kartik Krishna Paksha to demand the kingdom of the three worlds. On the occasion of this festival, it is believed that Goddess Mahalakshmi is happy and fills everyone’s house with wealth. It is believed that Lord Vishnu has given a boon to King Bali so that Yamraj is pleased on this occasion.
Since Yamraj gets free time for the five days of Baliraja’s rule, Yamraj goes to his sister Yamuna and worships his sister Yamuna and gives clothes and ornaments.
