Kukur Puja Or Dog Festival Celebrated In Nepal

Kukur Puja Or Dog Festival Celebrated In Nepal

Sumitra Shrestha, 58 years old, offers a ritual puja to her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chintu and Pinky, during Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 31, 2024. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them special food on the second day of Tihar. Dogs are considered trustworthy guards of human beings. Tihar is marked as the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences with various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

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