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Dashain Countdown

Nepal's biggest festival: family, tika, jamara and kites. See exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left, check the date in the English and Nepali calendars and share the countdown.

दशैं

Dashain 🪁

Nepal's biggest festival: family, tika, jamara and kites.

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About Dashain

Dashain is the longest and most important festival in Nepal. It lasts fifteen days and honours the goddess Durga's victory over evil. It begins with Ghatasthapana, when jamara (barley shoots) are planted in a sacred pot, and builds to Vijaya Dashami, the tenth day.

On Vijaya Dashami, elders put red tika and jamara on the foreheads of younger relatives and give blessings and dakshina. Families travel home, bamboo swings (ping) go up in villages and kites fill the sky. The tika continues for several days until the full moon.

Dashain wishes to copy

  • Happy Dashain! May this festival bring you happiness, good health and blessings.
  • दशैंको हार्दिक मङ्गलमय शुभकामना!
  • Wishing you and your family a joyful Dashain full of tika, jamara and togetherness.
  • विजया दशमीको शुभकामना! तपाईं र परिवारमा सुख, शान्ति र समृद्धि छाओस्।

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Dashain Countdown: How Many Days Are Left?

This page counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Dashain (दशैं). The date is shown in both the English calendar and the Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar, with a day-by-day schedule, and you can add it to your calendar or share it with friends and family.

About Dashain

Dashain is the longest and most important festival in Nepal. It lasts fifteen days and honours the goddess Durga's victory over evil. It begins with Ghatasthapana, when jamara (barley shoots) are planted in a sacred pot, and builds to Vijaya Dashami, the tenth day.

On Vijaya Dashami, elders put red tika and jamara on the foreheads of younger relatives and give blessings and dakshina. Families travel home, bamboo swings (ping) go up in villages and kites fill the sky. The tika continues for several days until the full moon.

How the countdown works

The counter runs to midnight at the start of the festival day in Nepal (UTC+5:45), so it is correct wherever you are in the world. Dashain depends on the lunar calendar, so its English date changes each year and is confirmed shortly before the festival. When the festival has passed, the page tells you when the next date is available.

Dashain wishes

  • Happy Dashain! May this festival bring you happiness, good health and blessings.
  • दशैंको हार्दिक मङ्गलमय शुभकामना!
  • Wishing you and your family a joyful Dashain full of tika, jamara and togetherness.
  • विजया दशमीको शुभकामना! तपाईं र परिवारमा सुख, शान्ति र समृद्धि छाओस्।

Dashain sait (sahit) in your country

Many Nepalis abroad search for the Dashain tika time in Australia, the USA, the UK, Qatar, the UAE, Malaysia, Japan and more. The tika sait is 10:26 am Nepal time on 21 October 2026, and the page lists the official local tika time for cities worldwide, because the sait is worked out for each city and is not converted from Nepal time. Each country also has its own page: Dashain sait in Australia, USA, UK, Canada, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Malaysia, India, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Thailand and New Zealand.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Dashain tika sait (auspicious time)?

The Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Bikash Samiti announced the Vijaya Dashami tika sait as 10:26 am Nepal time on Wednesday, Kartik 4, 2083 (21 October 2026), after Devi Visarjan. Tika can be received through the whole day, and the committee says this is the traditionally prescribed moment. The page also lists the Ghatasthapana sait (11:47 am on 11 October) and shows the sait in Nepal time, with the official tika time for each city.

What time is the Dashain tika where I live?

The tika time is worked out for each city, so it is not the Nepal time converted. Official 2083 examples: Sydney 9:21 AM and Delhi 9:11 AM on 21 October; London 10:55 AM, New York 10:11 AM and California 9:51 AM on 20 October. See the table of cities on this page, or your country's Dashain sait page. In Kathmandu it is 10:26 AM on 21 October.

How many days are left until Dashain?

The counter at the top of the page shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds left until Dashain and updates every second. It counts to the start of the festival day in Nepal time (UTC+5:45).

When is Dashain?

The exact date for this year is shown at the top of the page in the English calendar and in the Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar. Dashain follows the lunar calendar, so the English date changes every year.

When is Vijaya Dashami and the tika this year?

The date and the day-by-day schedule, from Ghatasthapana to Vijaya Dashami, are shown on this page. They come from the Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Bikash Samiti, which also announces the best time (sait) for tika.

Is Dashain a public holiday in Nepal?

Yes. Dashain is on the Nepal government's list of public holidays. See the Nepal public holidays page for the full list and a leave planner.

What is Dashain?

Dashain is the longest and most important festival in Nepal. It lasts fifteen days and honours the goddess Durga's victory over evil. It begins with Ghatasthapana, when jamara (barley shoots) are planted in a sacred pot, and builds to Vijaya Dashami, the tenth day.

Can I add Dashain to my calendar?

Yes. Use the Add to calendar button to download an .ics file that opens in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook.