Link above or Blessing of the canines
Nepalese
police dogs wear marigold garlands and vermillion pigment on Nov. 13 during the
local Tihar festival in Kathmandu. Tihar is the Nepalese equivalent of Diwali,
an important five-day festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs
and Arya Samajists.
Each day of the festival is dedicated to different
religious figures including cow, crow and dog, which signifies the relationship
between human beings, god and animals. (view article for photos)
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Tihar (festival) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tihar a five-day-long Hindu
and Buddhist festival celebrated in Nepal
which comes soon after Dashain. Similar to Deepawali, where one day is celebrated for
goddess Laxmi and the other one is celebrated to worship
brothers for their long life.[2] However, all ethnic groups celebrate
this festival. Among the Newars, it is known as Swanti.
Tihar means the
festival of lights, where many candles are lit both inside and outside the
houses to make it bright at night. The five-day festival is considered to be of
great importance as it shows reverence to not just the humans and the Gods, but
also to the animals like crow, cow and dog, who maintain an intense
relationship with the humans.
People make things
outside of their house, called "Rangoli" in Nepali & Hindi, to
make their Home look attractive & beautiful at night.
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