Gopinath Dhungana puts tika on the forehead of Manisha Waiba during Janai Purnima, a Hindu festival in Bagbazar, a neighborhood of Kathmandu, Nepal. Tika, made from red powder mixed with water and rice, is applied during puja, or Hindu worship. During Janai Purnima, worshippers also receive janai, a sacred thread worn around the wrist.
Gopinath Dhungana puts tika on the forehead of Manisha Waiba during Janai Purnima, a Hindu festival in Bagbazar, a neighborhood of Kathmandu, Nepal. Tika, made from red powder mixed with water and rice, is applied during puja, or Hindu worship. During Janai Purnima, worshippers also receive janai, a sacred thread worn around the wrist.
Gopinath Dhungana puts tika on the forehead of Manisha Waiba during Janai Purnima, a Hindu festival in Bagbazar, a neighborhood of Kathmandu, Nepal. Tika, made from red powder mixed with water and rice, is applied during puja, or Hindu worship. During Janai Purnima, worshippers also receive janai, a sacred thread worn around the wrist.
