Tihar is the Hindu festival of lights where the goddess of wealth, Laxmi, is worshipped. Many houses and businesses are dressed up with the equivalent of Christmas lights. The countryside pulses with reds, blues, and greens at night. The last day of the festival is known as 'Bhai tika' when sisters give tika (colors on the forehead) to all of their brothers. Sisters travel to the homes of their brothers and put 7 small dots of color on each brother's head. Then a massive amount of food is exchanged for cash and everyone eats their share of sweets.
Preparing the colored powders for giving tika.
Dried flowers are also given to the brothers.
Giving tika.
Everybody gets involved.
After the brothers foreheads are painted the sisters also receive tika from the eldest brother.
An artist putting the finishing touches on a mandala on a crowded street in Thamel, Kathmandu. 
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