{"id":27778,"date":"2026-10-21T07:16:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T01:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27778"},"modified":"2026-10-21T07:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T01:31:53","slug":"president-paudel-to-receive-bada-dashain-tika-at-1026-a-m-no-public-ceremony-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27778","title":{"rendered":"<strong>President Paudel to Receive Bada Dashain Tika at 10:26 a.m.; No Public Ceremony Planned<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to receive tika, jamara and blessings from priests at the auspicious time of 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday, the main day of Bada Dashain. The ceremony will take place at the President\u2019s Office in Sheetal Niwas, Press Adviser Kiran Pokharel said. <\/p>\n<p>The President has traditionally offered tika to members of the public in previous years, but the public ceremony has not been held since last year. 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The ceremony will take place at the President\u2019s Office in Sheetal Niwas, Press Adviser Kiran Pokharel said. 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