This year’s Badadashain, which starts from Ashwin Shukla Pratipada every year, has started from today. This festival is celebrated with pomp for 15 days till Ashwin Shukla Purnima.
On the first day of Dashain, Ghatasthapana is performed in every household with the installation of lamps, Kalash and Ganesha. In the Pooja Kotha or Dashainghar, the Puja begins with the Vedic ritual of invoking Goddess Durga, the presiding deity of Shakti.
On this morning, after completing the daily ritual, sand or soil is brought from a nearby river or a suitable place, covered with cow dung and placed in the pooja or Dashainghar.