The second day of Yamapanchak or Tihar festival is being celebrated by worshipping Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth, affluence and prosperity, Thursday evening.
People clean their houses and surrounding, illuminate their homes and light butter lamps to invite the Goddess of wealth to their homes, in the belief that Goddess Laxmi abhors the house which is not cleaned and untidy.
In the rural areas where the houses are made of mud and stone, people daub the house with cow dung and red soil.
The night of Laxmi Puja is also known as Sukha Ratri, meaning the night of happiness as it is believed that Goddess Laxmi comes to reside in the house on this special night.
In the evening, troupes of girls from the neighbourhood sing the Bhailo songs visiting several.
Source : TRN,
