Kathmandu, Oct 26 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari today received Dashain tika and Jamara from Guru Khem Chandra Dhakal at the auspicious hour, 10:19 am, at the Office of President in Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu, on the occasion of tenth day of Bijaya Dashami.
President Bhandari received tika, jamara and blessings from her mother Mithila Pandey, said President's personal Joint-Secretary Shiva Bhattarai.
On the occasion, President Bhandari offered tika, jamara and blessings to daughters- Usha Kiran and Nisha Kusum- and son-in-laws-Umesh Thapa and Avishekh Yadav- as well as her two granddaughters and ADCs.
The Head of the State has decided not to offer tika to general public on this day this year due to the risk of COVID-19.
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