Kukur Tihar

[Flexistentialist]

Some great photos of dogs in the Kukur Tihar celebrations in Nepal:

"Diwali, one of the great celebrations in the Hindu calendar, is a five-day autumn festival generally known as the festival of lights. Each day has its own focus, and specific observances vary from one denomination of Hinduism to another. Regardless of regional and denominational differences, Diwali is a period of gift-giving, storytelling, and recognition of the relationships humans have with all things.

In Nepal, Diwali is called Tihar. Similar to other Diwali observances, lamps are lit at night during Tihar. The festival of lights celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of knowledge over ignorance, and the dissolution of barriers that separate humans from authentic experience of the world. Nepalese Hinduism is unique in dedicating the second day of Tihar, Kukur Tihar, to the worship of dogs."

http://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/diwali-dogs-festival-of-lights-nepal-kukur-tihar

And some more Kukur Tihar photos here: http://atallyn.tumblr.com/post/100749124494/nubbsgalore-for-nepalese-hindus-today-is-kukur

Edited October 24, 2014 by Flexistentialist

[denali]

how interesting!

thanks for sharing :)

[*Avanti*]

Lovely! I knew it was Diwali because a local Indian curry and sweets shop has had crowds queuing up to buy the colourful sweets. They told me it was for the special Diwali holiday. I love the colours on the dogs. :)

[mita]

That's a great article, thanks for sharing it. And the second last pic says the little dog is a chihuahua X... looks more like a tibbie X. Not surprising in that part of the world.