Dashain is here, and with the first day of Ghatasthapana, every Nepali Hindu household will be sowing jamara (barley shoots), the green shoots so essential for the festivities to be celebrated 10 days thence.  Step 1 Take barley seeds – many people also use maize/corn – and soak it overnight for the sowing tomorrow.  Step 2 Ghatasthapana is a

Jamara !!, a photo by Anuma S. Bhattarai on Flickr. Dashain Tika + Jamara On Dashain day we take tika and jamara from our elders and receive their blessing. We visit our elders in their home and get tika from them while our younger ones come to our home to receive blessing from us. The importance of Dasain