Number of travelers returning to Kathmandu Valley after Dashain rises, traffic builds at key entry points

Travelers who left Kathmandu Valley to celebrate Dashain are now returning in large numbers. As a result, traffic has started building up at the valley's main entry points.

The number of people returning after receiving tika and blessings for Dashain has been rising. Traffic has also increased on the Prithvi Highway following the Bada Dashain tika.

Travelers returning to Kathmandu after celebrating Dashain, along with those who went to receive blessings from relatives and friends, have added to the movement on the highway. Photographs have also shown crowds of people heading back from their hometowns to their places of work.

Many people had left the valley to go to their hometowns for Dashain. Now that the tika ceremony is over, they have begun returning to their workplaces, which has increased the flow of vehicles on the roads and entry points leading into the valley.