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On the night of Lakshmi Puja, garlands are hung and lamps
lit to invite Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) into the home. New
Year's Day or Mha Puja is the day of the self when people give
themselves blessings to remain healthy and happy during the rest
of the year. On the last day of the Tihar, Bhai Tika, sisters
make offerings to their brothers. The rituals of breaking a walnut,
putting on garlands of makhamali flowers and encircling brothers
in rings of mustard oil protects them from Yama, lord of the
Netherworld.
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