yakthung bro ,i dont agree with u.

Tihar comes from persian/urdu word ``Tyohaar`' which means lightening of houses with lamps and candles.

``we did not come on
our own, on the command of the king Balihang,´'

Its the daani raja bali who is mentioned here and not kirat raja balihang.They r just provoking the host by mentioning name of bali raja who was so spendious and was thus able to get  the throne of swarga for 1 day.

The tradition of bhaitika is also present in india and it is called ``bhaiya bhoj``.Rakhi is also a similar tradition .