Tihar also called Deepawali and Yamapanchak, is a five-day-long festival celebrated in Nepal and the Darjeeling in West Bengal that comes soon after Dashain. It is celebrated by all Nepalese and Indian Gorkhas. The five-day festival is considered to be of great importance as it shows reverence to not just the humans and the Gods, but also to the animals like crows, cows and dogs who maintain an intense relationship with humans It is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars. The festival is celebrated from Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna to Kartik Shukla Dwitiya every year. Tihar, in general, signifies the festival of lights, where diyas are lit inside and outside the houses to make it illuminate at night.
People make patterns on the floor of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals outside of their house, called Rangoli, which is meant to be a sacred welcoming area for the Gods and Goddesses of Hinduism.
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