Local markets in Bhaktapur have been crowded since morning to buy essential items for Lakshmi Puja, Mha Puja, and Kija Puja (Bhaitika).
With the onset of Tihar, the hustle and bustle of Tihar has increased in the markets of Bhaktapur. This morning, after performing Kukur Puja, the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, is being worshipped in the evening. Local markets in Bhaktapur have been crowded since morning to buy necessary materials for Lakshmi Puja, Mha Puja and Kija Puja (Bhaitika).
भक्तपुर नगरपालिकाको दत्तात्रय, सुकुलदोका, पसिखेल, तमाःरी, गहिःती, नासमना, बंशगोपाल, कमलविनायक तथा सूर्यविनायक चोक, मध्यपुर थिमी नगरपालिकाको बालकुमारी मन्दिर प्रंगण, हात्तिमहांकाल, बाखाबजार, शंखधरचोक लगाएका बजारमा चहलपहल बढेको हो ।
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