Tihar (Yama Panchak) is a five-day festival celebrated in Nepal after Dashain festival. In 2021, Tihar in Nepal starts on November 2 and ends on November 6. It is celebrated in Kartik month as per Nepali calendar.
On five days of Tihar, five special rituals are performed. Kag Puja, Kukur Puja, Gai Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Tika are five festivals celebrated during Tihar festival in Nepal. Tihar is the similar to Diwali or Deepawali.
Tihar 2021 Festival Calendar
Dhanvantari Jayanti – Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 3 November 2021 (17 Kartik 2078)
Narak Chaturdashi – Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 3 November 2021 (17 Kartik 2078)
Mha Puja, Gai Goru Puja, Hali Tihar – 4 November 2021 (18 Kartik 2078)
Nepali Sambat 1142 starts – Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 5 November 2021 (19 Kartik 2078)
Kija Puja – Bhai Tika – 6 November 2021 (20 Kartik 2078)
Tihar in Previous Years
Tihar 2020 Festival Calendar
Dhanteras – 13 November 2020 (28 Kartik 2077)
Dhanvantari Jayanti – Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 13 November 2020 (28 Kartik 2077)
Narak Chaturdashi – Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 14 November 2020 (29 Kartik 2077)
Mha Puja, Gai Goru Puja, Hali Tihar – 15 November 2020 (30 Kartik 2077)
Nepali Sambat 1141 starts – Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 16 November 2020 (1 Mansir 2077)
Kija Puja – Bhai Tika – 17 November 2020 (2 Mansir 2077)
Tihar 2019 Festival Calendar
Dhanteras – 25 October 2019 (8 Kartik 2076)
Dhanvantari Jayanti – Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 26 October 2019 (9 Kartik 2076)
Narak Chaturdashi – Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 27 October 2019 (10 Kartik 2076)
Mha Puja, Gai Goru Puja – 28 October 2019 (11 Kartik 2076)
Nepali Sambat 1140 starts – Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 28 October 2019 (11 Kartik 2076)
Kija Puja – Bhai Tika – 29 October 2019 (12 Kartik 2076)
Tihar 2018 Festival Calendar
Dhanvantari Jayanti – Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 5 November 2018 (19 Kartik 2075)
Narak Chaturdashi – Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 6 November 2018 (20 Kartik 2075)
Deepavali – Gai Puja / Lakshmi Puja – 7 November 2018 (21 Kartik 2075)
Nepali Sambat 1139 starts – Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 8 November 2018 (22 Kartik 2075)
Kija Puja – Bhai Tika – 9 November 2018 (23 Kartik 2075)
Tihar 2017 Festival Calendar
Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 17 October 2017 (31 Ashwin 2074)
Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 18 October 2017 (1 Kartik 2074)
Gai Puja / Lakshmi Puja – 19 October 2017 (2 Kartik 2074)
Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 20 October 2017 (3 Kartik 2074)
Bhai Tika – 21 October 2017 (4 Kartik 2074)
Tihar 2016 Festival Calendar
- Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 28 October 2016 (13 Kartik 2073)
- Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 29 October 2016 (14 Kartik 2073)
- Gai Puja / Lakshmi Puja – 30 October 2016 (15 Kartik 2073)
- Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 31 October 2016 (16 Kartik 2073)
- Bhai Tika – 1 November 2016 (17 Kartik 2073)
Tihar 2014 Festival Calendar
- Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 21 October 2014 (15 Kartik 2071)
- Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 22 October 2014 (16 Kartik 2071)
- Gai Puja / Lakshmi Puja – 23 October 2014 (17 Kartik 2071)
- Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 24 October 2014 (18 Kartik 2071)
- Bhai Tika – 25 October 2014 (19 Kartik 2071)
Tihar 2013 Festival Calendar
- Kag Puja / Kag Parwa / Kag Tihar – 1 November 2013 (15 Kartik 2070)
- Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja / Kukur Tihar – 2 November 2013 (16 Kartik 2070)
- Gai Puja / Lakshmi Puja – 3 November 2013 (17 Kartik 2070)
- Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja – 4 November 2013 (18 Kartik 2070)
- Bhai Tika – 5 November 2013 (19 Kartik 2070)
Tihar 2012 Festival Calendar:
- Kag Puja / Kag Parwa: 11 November 2012
- Kukur Puja / Khicha Puja: 12 November 2012
- Gai Puja / Laxmi Puja: 13 November 2012
- Govardhan Puja / Maha Puja: 14 November 2012
- Bhai Tika: 15 November 2012