KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari received Tika and Jamara at President's Office, Shital Niwas, from the main priest Devraj Aryal of the Hanuman hoka Dashain Ghar at the auspicious hour of 11:55 am today.

The main priest also presented the Head-of-State offerings of the goddess Nawadurga, nine manifestations of goddess Durga Bhawani.

On the occasion, the President also offered tika to the main priest. President Bhandari also received tika and blessings from her mother Mithila Pandey and uncle Jayanta Pandey.

The President also offered tika and blessings to her daughters Usha Kiran Bhandari and Nisha Kushum Bhandari, son-in-laws Umesh Thapa and Abhishek Yadav and other members of her family and relatives.

The Head- of-State will be offering  the Dashain tika to the members of the public from 14:00 pm today.