being celebrated this week in Nepal, is a festival of lights. Unlike Diwali, Tihar includes the worship of creatures, and Kukur Puja, on its second day, is dedicated to dogs. According to Hindu ...

Every dog has its day, and for canines in Nepal that phrase could not be more literal. The five-day Nepalese Hindu festival of Tihar started ... up lamps and pray to Laxmi - the Goddess of Wealth ...

Nepal's Armed Police Force honors service dogs on Kukur Tihar festival Kukur Puja, which means the worshipping ... of the ...