Dhanteras · Tihar eve

The first lamp

धनतेरस

· Kartik 20, 2083 BS

The plan

  1. MorningThe markets are busy with people buying metal pots, gold and silver.
  2. AfternoonWalk New Road and Asan while the shops fill with festival goods.
  3. EveningWatch the first lamps being lit in doorways.

Culture & customs

Buying metal today is believed to bring wealth.

On Yamadeepdan in the evening, households light a lamp for Yama, the god of death, to keep early death away from the family.

What happened

Not written yet.What actually happened on 6 November goes here, with photos, on the day.
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