Tourists celebrate Bhai Tika Festival in Pokhara

By Rup Narayan Dhakal

Bhai Tika Festival in Pokhara Nepal.

Pokhara—51 foreign tourists received Bhai Tika in Pokhara on Wednesday. Bhai Tika is celebrated on the last day of Tihar, the five-day festival of lights in Nepal.

Hotel Association Pokhara Nepal (HAPN) organized a festival in Lakeside, the main tourism hub in Pokhara, which was designated as Nepal's tourism capital. Female students from Rainbow Children Home Nepal offered Tika, seven different colored powders, to visitors. They also gifted Dhaka Topi (cap) and a muffler to the visitors after offering the tika.

Visitors from 15 countries, including the US, UK, China, Japan, and Australia, received tika during the ceremony, which has been organized for more than 19 years in Pokhara.

According to Laxman Subedi, chairman of HAPN, the festival aims to promote tourism through Nepalese culture and promote brotherhood among the visitors and Nepalese people.

During the ceremony, visitors danced, tasted sel roti (bread), and enjoyed dinner. The festival was promoted by the Nepal Tourism Board Gandaki and the Pokhara Metropolitan City Office and supported by Gorkha Beer. 

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