India, Nov. 11 -- Hindus across Nepal on Wednesday celebrated Bhai Tika, the final day of the five-day Deepawali festival, with sisters performing rituals for their brothers and praying for their good health, prosperity and long life. Also known as Yama Panchak, Bhai Tika is marked by sisters garlanding their brothers and applying a mixture of vermilion, rice and curd on their foreheads. They also offer them sweets, fruits and other delicacies, while brothers reciprocate with gifts or cash.

The five-day festival begins with the worship and feeding of crows, followed by dogs and cows, and the worship of Goddess Laxmi. It concludes with the celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters. Prime Minister Balendra Shah, in his message o...