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Hindu devotees across the country are observing the day of Fulpati on Monday amidst religious ceremonies and festivities.

On the day of Fulpati, the seventh day of Navaratri, an assortment of sacred shrubs that are offered to Goddess Durga is taken inside the Dashain Ghar in Hanumandhoka.

The Fulpati, the procession bearing the jamara and other items necessary for the tika, is carried on foot from Gorkha, about a 169 kilometres away from Kathmandu, all the way up to Dhading district from where six Brahmins carry them to Jamal, Kathmandu. From Jamal, the Phulpati filled with holy water, banana stalks, jamara and sugar cane tied with red cloth is carried by Brahmans to the Dashain Ghar today.

A military parade is also organised at Hanuman Dhoka palace.

On this day, Nepal Army organises a parade at Tundikhel. Gunshots are fired and the entire valley echoes with the resonating sound of it. Traditionally the firing continues for ten to fifteen minutes to honour the Fulpati.

By the time the function ends the Fulpati is already taken inside the Dashain ghar in Hanuman Dhoka Palace. With this the Dashain feasting starts. A band associated with the army also plays its music and goes through the old quarter of Kathmandu on this day.

Fulpati also marks the beginning of official weeklong Dashain holidays in government offices.