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29 September 2025: His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen blessed the Royal Dassai tika, which will be sent to dzongkhags across Bhutan for families celebrating the festival.

Dassai is the most significant festival for the Hindu community in Bhutan. It is celebrated over 10 days, with prayers held in Hindu temples across the country. It culminates with tika on the 10th day, during which a central custom is for elders to apply tika, traditionally made of rice, yogurt, and vermilion, on the foreheads of family members. The Dassai tika represents blessings and protection imparted to the recipients.

It is tradition for the Royal Dassai tika, symbolizing the blessings and protection of the Monarch over the people, to be distributed across the country.

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