During Dashain, a significant festival in Nepal, family members receive "tika" (a mixture of yogurt, rice, and vermilion) on their foreheads along with blessings from elders. The Sanskrit hymn ...

This time of year has been the hardest for Nabin Gautam since leaving his family in Nepal ... the tika [symbolic red dot on the forehead] on, which is a tradition on the 10th day of Dashain ...

Dashain is the great harvest festival of Nepal, is a time for family reunions ... On the culmination of celebrations, known as Tika, people are seen moving around with their foreheads covered ...

Among those who received 'tika' from the king was the Bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala. On the tenth day of the Bada Dashain, juniors received 'tika' and blessings from elders.