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 ...

The series of the events under Dashain are each marked with a different set of rituals. On the culmination of celebrations, known as Tika, people are seen moving around with their foreheads ...

Far from home for the 15-day Dashain festival — the most ... were having a chat because they were putting the tika [symbolic red dot on the forehead] on, which is a tradition on the 10th day ...

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.