Foreign Tourists Celebrate Kukur Tihar in Patan, Lalitpur

KATHMANDU: Foreign tourists joined the celebration of Kukur Tihar in Patan, Lalitpur, on Sunday, worshipping dogs as part of the festival.

Kukur Tihar is celebrated on the second day of Tihar, Nepal’s second-largest Hindu festival.

Tourists interested in Nepali culture and traditions marked the occasion by placing flower garlands around dogs’ necks, applying tika to their foreheads and offering them sweets.

The celebrations took place in the Patan area of Lalitpur, where foreign visitors also took part in the traditional rituals.

Photos: Saksham Ghimire/Nepal News Bank