"Kukur Tihar"

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22 October 2025

A woman holds sparklers during Laxmi Puja as part of the Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A woman holds sparklers during Laxmi Puja as part of the Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A woman holds sparklers during Laxmi Puja as part of the Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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22 October 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 21, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth.

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20 October 2025

A dog basks in the sun after taking a bath for a ritual offering or ritual puja on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious food on the second day of Tihar. A dog is a trustworthy guard of human beings. Tihar is marked as the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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20 October 2025

A dog basks in the sun after taking a bath for a ritual offering or ritual puja on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious food on the second day of Tihar. A dog is a trustworthy guard of human beings. Tihar is marked as the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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20 October 2025

59-year-old Sumitra Shrestha bathes her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chiku and Pinky, before offering ritual puja on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious food on the second day of Tihar. The dog is a trustworthy guard of human beings. Tihar marks the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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20 October 2025

59-year-old Sumitra Shrestha bathes her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chiku and Pinky, before offering ritual puja on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious food on the second day of Tihar. The dog is a trustworthy guard of human beings. Tihar marks the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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20 October 2025

59-year-old Sumitra Shrestha bathes her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chiku and Pinky, before offering ritual puja on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious food on the second day of Tihar. The dog is a trustworthy guard of human beings. Tihar marks the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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20 October 2025

Sumitra Shrestha, 59 years old, offers a ritual puja to her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chiku and Pinky, on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious 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 using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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20 October 2025

Sumitra Shrestha, 59 years old, offers a ritual puja to her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chiku and Pinky, on Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 20, 2025. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them delicious 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 using various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs.

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