Kukur Tihar
kukur tihar also called narak chaturdashi nepali कुकुर तिहार annual hindu festival originating nepal fall second day festival tihar around october november second day tihar called kukur tihar dedicated worship dog day people worship dog please yama god death considered messenger dog decorated tilaka wear flower garland around neck worshipper offer various food including meat milk egg dog food considered sin someone act disrespectfully dog day kukur tihar also celebrated worldwide nepalese diaspora tihar fivedaylong hindu festival originating nepal secondlargest festival country dashain kukur tihar celebrated second day tihar festival tihar many animal including cow crow also worshipped ancient sanskrit epic mahabharata five pandavas way heaven accompanied dog five pandavas wife draupadi brother climb himalaya except yudhishthira dog perishing along way yudhishthira meet indra king god welcome heaven tell leave dog behind yudhishthira refuse enter heaven without dog say go back earth dog disappears replaced yama god death indra impressed action righteousness open gate heaven yudhishthira hindu mythology yama two dogs—shyama sharvara—who guard door hell nepali hindu believe worshipping dog start see death positively dog follows final journey hope dog guard torture hell dog considered companion yama please dog worshipped according abc science dog might first domesticated nepal mongolia tihar celebrated around october november every year festival dog worshipped bathed decorated tilaka made kumkuma gulal powder rice yoghurt flower garland draped around neck offered food including meat milk egg dog food police dog stray dog also honouredkukur tihar also celebrates relationship dog human considered sin someone behaves disrespectfully dog day april nepal earthquake animal nepal used occasion festival promote awareness dog became homeless kathmandu post reported people buying foreign breed dog left local dog street kukur tihar spread around mexico make people aware respecting animal special broadcasting service reported many nepali australia also celebrating festival asian art london celebrated festival creating dog walk charity event also kathmandu metropolitan city help humane society international jane goodall institute nepal created program humanely manage urban dog population educational assessment done international companion animal management coalition icam coalition found dog capital nepal generally healthy accepted community dog named kushal named best dog year nepal police occasion festival dog helped discover murderer yearold girl chinese lychee dog meat festival festivalgoers eat dog meat lychee garnered international outrage one green planet described kukur tihar restore faith humanity people social medium contrasted chinese festival kukur tihar dodo reported gave heartbroken dog lover reason feel hopeful newspaper article president animal nepal appealed nepali take pledge kukur tihar worship pet day right thing year round unchain uncage dog learn interact take walk understand feeling … bbc photo essay also pointed need improve treatment nepali dog rest year generally well treated tihar dashain ghode jatra