Police personnel decorating their dogs at Nepal’s Central Police Dog Training School as part of the Diwali festival also known as Tihar festival, in Kathmandu yesterday. The Tihar festival is the second major festival for Nepal Hindus and this year is held from November 1 to 5. During the festival people worship crows, considered to be messengers of human beings, cows, considered as incarnation of goddess of wealth, and dogs, repaying the love towards man’s ‘best friend’.
November 03, 2013 | 03:00 AM