President Bhandari receives Dashain tika

Kathmandu - President Bidya Devi Bhandari received Tika and Jamara at Rastrapati Bhawan, Shital Niwas from main priest Devraj Aryal of the Hanuman hoka Dashain Ghar at the auspicious hour of 11:55 am today on the occasion of the Bijaya Dashami festival. The main priest also presented the Head-of-the-State offerings of the goddess Nawadurga (nine manifestations of goddess Durga Bhawani). 

On the occasion, the President also offered tika to the main priest. 

President Bhandari also received tika and blessings from her mother Mithila Pandey and uncle Jayanta Pandey. The President also bestowed tika and blessings to her daughters Usha Kiran Bhandari and Nisha Kushum Bhandari, sons-in-law Umesh Thapa and Abhishek Yadav and other members of her family and relatives 

The Head- of- the- State is to offer the Dashain tika to the members of the public from 14:00 pm today.