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What Is Kukur Tihar? Nepali Tradition That Worships Dogs
Kukur Tihar is a traditional festival in Nepal that venerates canines. This special Hindu custom takes place on the second day of Tihar, a yearly festival lasting five days that usually occurs in ...
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Dogs’ day out: Festival in Nepal celebrates man’s best friend
Kukur Tihar, the second day of the five-day Tihar festival, is for worshipping dogs as agents of Yamaraj, the god of death. Agriculture expert Dadhi Ram Kharel, who celebrated the festival at home ...
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Bengaluru celebrates ‘Festival of Dogs’ Kukur Tihar
Bengaluru, October 17 (ANI): Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) observed Kukur Tihar, also known as festival of dogs, in Bengaluru. The event recognised dogs' contributions to society and ...