The fifth and last day of Tihar is called Bhai Tika. It is celebrated with great pomp in Nepal as the second biggest festival of the country. It is celebrated for 5 days. On the last day, brothers and sisters worship each other. The worship performed on the last day is called Bhai Tika.
According to religious legend, when Goddess Yamuna's brother fell seriously ill, Yama, the god of death, came to take his soul. Yamuna requested the god of death to wait until the final worship for her brother was over. Then she began a long elaborate ceremony in which Yama also joined in. Then Yamuna told Yama that she would not be able to take her brother until the tika applied on her brother's forehead was removed, the oil she had sprinkled dried, the garland of velvet flowers faded, and the color of the yam changed. After this, it is said that Yama could not take Yamuna's brother. In this memory, this festival is celebrated by praying for the long life of her brother.
This festival is considered a festival of reunion between brothers and sisters.
तिहारको पाँचौं र अन्तिम दिनलाई भाइ टीका भनिन्छ। नेपालमा धुमधामसाथ देशको दोश्रो ठुलो चाडको रुपमा मनाउने गरिन्छ। यो ५ दिनसम्म मनइन्छ। अन्तिम दिनमा, दाजुभाइ र दिदीबहिनीहरूले एकअर्कालाई पूजा गरेर मनाउने गरिन्छ। अन्तिम दिनमा गरिने पूजालाई भाई टीका भनिन्छ।
धार्मिक किंवदन्ती अनुसार जब देवी यमुनाको भाइ नराम्रो बिरामी परे, मृत्युका देवता यम उनको आत्मा लिन आए। यमुनाले मृत्यु देवतालाई आफ्नो भाइको लागि अन्तिम पूजा समाप्त नभएसम्म पर्खन बिन्ती गरिन्। त्यसपछि उनले एक लामो विस्तृत समारोह सुरु गरिन् जसमा यम पनि सामेल हुन थाल्यो। त्यसपछि यमुनाले यमलाई आफ्नो भाइको निधारमा लगाइएको टीका नहटेसम्म, आफूले छर्केको तेल सुकेसम्म, मखमली फुलको माला नओइलिएसम्म बयरको रंग नहटेसम्म भाइलाई कालले लान पाउने छैनौ भनिन्। यसपछि यमुनाको भाईलाई यामले लान नसकेको भनाइ छ। यहि सम्झनामा दाजुभाइको दिर्घायुको कामना गरेर यो पर्ब मनाउने गरिन्छ।