Tihar is five festivals wearing one name — and each day has its own gift logic. Here is how the week actually runs, and what to give from Kag Puja to the marigold morning of Bhai Tika.

Day by day: what to gift when

Kag Puja (Day 1): the quiet opening. Nothing to give but everything to plan — confirm your delivery slots now.
Kukur Tika (Day 2): garlands and treats for the dogs; a small chocolate box for the family that photographs everything.
Laxmi Puja (Day 3): the home's night. Candles, marigold garlands, sweets on the table — hampers for the house arrive best this morning.
Goru Puja (Day 4): rest day for gifts, prep day for hosts — stock the table for Deusi and Bhailo singers.
Bhai Tika (Day 5): the sibling exchange. Saptarangi tika, makhamali mala, and the gift that says the promise back.

Bhai Tika: the gift that closes the year

Most families finish tika before noon, which makes Bhai Tika morning our busiest delivery window of the festival. The keepsakes that survive the year are personalised ones — engraved frames with a childhood photo, mugs that read 'Pyaro Bhai' or 'Best Sister Ever', keepsake boxes for the sibling who kept every rakhi. Pair one with a Tihar hamper of dry nuts, mithai and lokta-wrapped chocolate and the tika table looks complete without trying.

Browse Bhai Tika gifts and the full Tihar collection — or read our guide to gifting brothers and sisters for more ideas.

For brothers and sisters abroad

Half our Bhai Tika orders come from siblings in Australia, the UK and the Gulf. Order two to three days ahead, write the note in the language your sibling teases you in, and we deliver on tika morning — then photograph the doorstep while the marigolds are still fresh and send it back to you.

Deusi and Bhailo: the host's table

Deusi-Bhailo teams judge the host's table by what is on it. A keepsake box of handmade chocolate and dry fruit, set out with candles lit, buys your house a reputation. Stock two or three boxes for the week — teams rarely come alone.

Delivery during Tihar

Same-day delivery runs across Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur with the 2 PM cutoff, and next-day routes cover Pokhara, Chitwan, Butwal, Biratnagar and Hetauda. Laxmi Puja and Bhai Tika mornings fill first — book those two slots before anything else.

Tihar rewards the families that plan the week as one story: a hamper for the home on Laxmi Puja, a keepsake for the sibling on Bhai Tika, and a table ready for the singers. Get those three right and the festival takes care of itself.