It is as if Dasain has come only when Dasain falls in Kattik for those who are grazing sheep in Taplejung. At that time, crops near the house were raised. The festival of October becomes challenging.
Top Bahadur Budhathoki of Sidingwa Rural Municipality-2 Sadewa, who was tending the flock of sheep, has now reached Sidingwa Dham. On Dasain, he came near the house with a sheep to receive tika from the dignitaries and apply it.
He goes home early in the morning on Tika day and celebrates Dasain with his family. You have to walk for at least three hours to reach home from the place where the shed is. There are four people in his barn. During Dasain, they take turns sitting in the shed.
Himalal Khadka, Anil Rai and Rukman Rai accompany Top Bahadur to see about 300 sheep. "Himlal and I get up early in the morning of Tika and go home. Rai brothers don't give much importance to Dasain, so they stay in the cowshed all day," Top Bahadur said, "We return on the day of Dwadasi or Trayodasi."
Gopal Bista 'Antare' of Fungling Municipality-11 Fawakhola, who has not been able to do the Dasain tika for two and a half decades, left his shed in Amjilesa near Lelep Ghunsan and came home on the day of Maha Ashtami.
This year, he came to the original house for four/five days after taking two people who could not be vaccinated to the barn. Among the 6 brothers and sons, they have planned to stay at home after celebrating Dasain and return to Khark only on the day of Trayodasi. It takes him a full day to reach the sheep shed from home. There is no transport facility so you have to travel on foot.
It is as if Dasain has come only when Dasain falls in Kattik for those who feed sheep in Taplejung. At that time, crops near the house were raised. The festival of October becomes challenging. Due to the crops like rice and millet, they cannot be delivered close to the house. There is a compulsion to run from a distance.
