Tihar Festival

Tihar is a popular and interesting festival celebrated in Bhadarwah and Kishtwar in the months of Chaitra (March-April). Springs and baulis receive a spring-cleaning followed by worship of nagas (serpents) on the following day. Rice and floral offerings are made during the worship. Sankrant or the beginning of a month (in Bikrami era) is considered to be a sacred day by the Hindus. On this day, women bathe in rivers and observe a day's fast.