The Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti (Calendar Determination Committee) has released auspicious time to receive tika for this year's Bada Dashain festival.

As per the Committee, the auspicious hour to receive Dashain tika is 9:51 am on October 19 (Kartik 2, Friday).

The auspicious hour for immersing statues of goddesses is at 9:39 am, according to the committee.

Kojagrat Purnima falls on October 24, Wednesday which will mark the end of 10-day long festival.