Dashain 2027 · Tihar · festival budget
Dashain 2027 — the dates, your festival budget and how much to save every month until Ghatasthapana
Short answer. Dashain is over for this year — start next year's festival fund now. Tihar 2026: laxmi Puja Sunday 8 November; Bhai Tika Wednesday 11 November; Chhath Sunday 15 November (Ministry of Home Affairs — public holidays 2083).
- Book bus tickets home — about 3 weeks beforetype the date
- Change new notes for dakshina — about a week beforetype the date
Check your own case.
Reminders, not rules. The 2027 date is our estimate; the Government of Nepal publishes the official 2084 holiday list.
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Dashain and Tihar budget · monthly saving
Dashain and Tihar 2027 in rupees — and how much to save every month until Ghatasthapana
New clothes, dakshina, khasi, festival food, travel home, Tihar lights and Bhai Tika gifts. You see the total, the monthly amount until Ghatasthapana 2027 and a shopping list for the bazaar.
Want a reminder on each saving day until Dashain?
The calendar file works without an account. The reminder needs a free account so we know where to send it.- Save the monthly amount — the plan shows every date until Ghatasthapana 2027.
- Your festival allowance (one month's basic pay, Labour Act s. 37) usually comes before Dashain: decide now how much of it goes here.
- Check the official 2084 BS public holiday list when it is published — our 2027 dates are estimates.
Tihar 2026 dates are from the Government of Nepal public holiday list for 2083 BS; Dashain and Tihar 2027 dates are our estimate from the moon (±1 day). Amounts are yours: the fields show examples, not prices. Monthly deposits run from today until the month before your date, rounded up to the rupee; the last one evens out. Not financial advice.
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Tell me how many people are in your family and I'll show you what to save each month for Dashain and Tihar.
The shopping list below prints for the bazaar.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tihar 2026 | Laxmi Puja Sunday 8 November; Bhai Tika Wednesday 11 November; Chhath Sunday 15 November | Ministry of Home Affairs — public holidays 2083 |
| Dashain 2027 (estimate) | Ghatasthapana about Thursday 30 September; Vijaya Dashami about Sunday 10 October | Our calculation from the moon, ±1 day |
| Tihar 2027 (estimate) | Laxmi Puja about Friday 29 October; Bhai Tika about Sunday 31 October | Our calculation from the moon, ±1 day |
| Festival allowance | One month's basic pay a year, paid at Dashain unless you ask in writing for another festival | Labour Act 2017 (2074), s. 37 |
| Monthly saving | Equal amounts from today until the month before Ghatasthapana; the last one evens out | How the calculator counts |
The 2027 dates are calculated from the new moon and the tithi at sunrise in Kathmandu; the same method gives the official 2025 and 2026 dates. Budget amounts are yours.
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Count your family
Who gets new clothes, how many children and relatives get dakshina, who travels home.
2
Add Dashain and Tihar
Khasi, sel roti and sweets, gifts, Tihar lights and malas, Bhai Tika gifts.
3
Save every month
12 deposits from now until Ghatasthapana 2027 — and the festival allowance on top.
Questions
When is Dashain 2027?
By our calculation Ghatasthapana falls on about Thursday 30 September 2027 and Vijaya Dashami (Tika) on about Sunday 10 October 2027. These are estimates (±1 day): the Government of Nepal publishes the official 2084 BS holiday list.
When is Tihar 2026?
Laxmi Puja is on Sunday 8 November 2026 and Bhai Tika on Wednesday 11 November 2026; Chhath follows on Sunday 15 November (Ministry of Home Affairs public holiday list for 2083 BS).
Is the Dashain bonus compulsory?
The Labour Act 2017 (2074), section 37, gives every worker a festival allowance of one month's basic pay a year, paid at Dashain unless the worker asks in writing to receive it at their own main festival. Under a year of service it is paid in proportion.
How much should we spend on Dashain?
What you decide now, not in the bazaar in Asoj. List clothes, dakshina, khasi, travel and Tihar, then let the monthly amount show if the total is realistic.
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A budget and a calendar; 2027 dates are estimates, not the official holiday list.