Tihar/Light
Festival
Celebrate Tihar in the peaceful surroundings of Shanti Yoga Ashram, where ancient traditions, yogic living, and the spirit of community come together in a meaningful festival experience.
Join us to welcome the light, honor the sacred, and celebrate the Divine presence within all life.
What is Tihar Festival?
Experience the sacred beauty of Tihar, Nepal’s festival of lights, at Shanti Yoga Ashram. This auspicious festival is a time of devotion, gratitude, purification, and celebration, honoring the divine presence in nature, animals, family, and community. Through traditional rituals, devotional practices, mantra chanting, meditation, and the warm atmosphere of the ashram, participants are invited to experience Tihar not only as a cultural celebration but also as a meaningful spiritual practice. The festival offers an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with the heart, cultivate gratitude, and experience the deeper significance of light overcoming darkness.
Significance of Tihar/ Light Festival
Tihar, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness, wisdom over ignorance, and good over negativity. It honors **Laxmi, animals, family, and the sacred bonds of life**, expressing gratitude and devotion. For spiritual practitioners, Tihar is a time for **purification, inner reflection, gratitude, and awakening the light within**.
The Five Days of Tihar Festivals
- Introduction to the significance and spiritual meaning of Tihar
- Lalita Sahasranama — correct pronunciation, recitation, and chanting practice
- Basic Sri Yantra lecture and contemplation
- Introduction to Sri Yantra and its spiritual symbolism
- Guided movement and dance practice
- Drawing and creating traditional yantras
- Cleaning and purifying the entire ashram
- Decorating the ashram with lights, flowers, colors, and traditional designs
- Group dancing and cultural celebration
- Lakshmi Sadhana for abundance, gratitude, prosperity, and inner richness
- Evening prayers, mantra chanting, and devotional offerings
- Closing prayers and devotional chanting
- Receiving Saptarangi Tika, the seven-colored tika representing the seven chakras
- Reflection on chakra activation, balance, and spiritual growth
- Receiving blessings from teachers, elders, and the community
- Sharing gratitude and completing the Tihar celebration
- Final meditation and closing ceremony
- Introduction to the meaning and significance of Mha Puja
- Preparing individual mandalas and ritual offerings
- Worshiping and honoring oneself as a sacred expression of divine consciousness
- Traditional prayers, offerings, and blessings
- Meditation on self-awareness, gratitude, purification, and inner strength
- Community celebration and reflection
- Continued practice of Lalita Sahasranama recitation
- Deepening pronunciation, rhythm, and correct chanting
- Further study of the Sri Yantra and its symbolism
- Group practice and preparation for the festival ceremonies
- Meditation and reflection on devotion, discipline, and inner awareness
Day 1 — Sacred Learning & Preparation
Day 3 — Yantra Creation & Ashram Celebration
Day 5 — Saptarangi Tika & Blessings
Day 4 — Mha Puja
Day 2 — Sadhana & Rehearsal
Program Details
Fee Structure
Private Room
USD 35 per person/day
5-Day Package USD 175 Total
The package includes
- Three vegetarian meals per day
- Participation in scheduled Yoga classes, lectures and Sadhana.
Shared Room
USD 25 per person/day
5-Day Package USD 125 Total
The package includes
- Three vegetarian meals per day
- Participation in scheduled Yoga classes, lectures and Sadhana.