Tihar is a five-day-long Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal which comes soon after Dashain. It is similar to Deepawali but with a regional variation. In Nepal, all Hindu ethnic groups celebrate this festival with their own variation. Among the Newars, it is popularly known as Deepawali or Swanti. The festival is celebrated from Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna to Kartik Shukla Dwitiya every year. Tihar in general signifies the festival of lights, where diyas are lit both inside and outside the houses to make it illuminate at night.
