Dashain

Dashain (Nepali: दशैँ), officially known as Bada'dashain (Nepali: बडादशैँ), also referred to as Bijaya Dashami or Nauratha is the longest and most significant Hindu festival in the Bikram Sambat and Nepal Sambat annual calendars. It is celebrated primarily by Nepalese of all religions and border diaspora, as well as in Bhutan, Myanmar, and regions of India with prominent Nepali cultural influences, such as Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Northeast India.