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Dogs Honored In Annual Festival By People In Nepal For Their Loyalty And Friendship

by Ayoub

No all global news about dogs is good dog news, but this is excellent dg news! It all starts with the traditional Hindu “festival of lights, Diwali.

A yearly festival that takes place in the fall, this special time is celebrated by millions of Hindus across the world where people exchange gifts, host big parties, and decorate with lights. Nepalese locals know it as Tihar, but there's a specific day where everything is set aside to celebrate dogs and thank them for their loyalty and friendship.

That day for dogs is called Kukur Tihar (or Khicha Puja) and it takes place on the second day of the festival.  Dogs are celebrated on that day by giving dogs colorful flower garlands and applying a mark on their heads called tika.

People also share the best food with the dogs. Check out all the pawesome details about this unique Dog festival below!

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H A P P Y K U K U R T I H A R 😊 #tihar #nepalifestival #2019 #kukurtihar #kuchhu #nepal #photoftheday #lovethisphoto #perfecttiming

A post shared by Urmila Gurung (@urmilagrgofficial) on Oct 26, 2019 at 9:02pm PDT

Each element of the ceremony has a different meaning, the garlands are a symbol of reverence and bonding, while the red powder is a representation of sacredness. Having a dog in your life is a life-changing experience, so these people aren't exaggerating at all.

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Today is Kukur Tihar or the day of dog in Nepal 🇳🇵 where dogs are honored for their special friendship with humans. 🌺 There is an actual annual festival dedicated to dog and this is so beautiful 😍 🌺 🌺 And this is one of the biggest public holiday in Nepal🇳🇵🐶😍 🌺 Happy kukur Tihar to all my furry furriends. We all deserve to be treated with respect and kindness.. pawlese tag your furriends and hoomans..🐾🐶💜😍❤️ #weeklyfluff 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 #bostonterrierpuppy #bostonterrier #cutedogs #kukurtihar #instadog #puppyoftheday #puppy #funnypup #bostonterriers #icanteven #bostonterrierlove #trendy #pups #petmoment #bostonterriersforever #EllenRateMyDog #barked #dogoftheday #doglife #puppypalace #doglover #thedodo #dogsofinstagram #whpcolorpalette #whpdailylife #pawz #doggy #doggie #pup #thedodo

A post shared by Toby The Boston Terrier (@tobythegentleman) on Nov 6, 2018 at 7:11am PST

Dogs have a deep meaning in Hinduism and many Hindus believe that adopting and treating dogs well will help them get to heaven. The Hindu god Bhairava had Shvan, the dog, as mount or vahana.

Yudhishthira was even escorted by a dog into heaven in the Hindu Mahabharata.

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The second day of Tihar is Kukur Tihar where the dogs are worshipped , today we acknowledge the cherished relationship between humans and dogs⠀ #kukurtihar #tihar2074 #nepali @retreatsa . . . #Discovernepal #nepal #kathmandu #pokhara #nepalnow #wownepal #nepalisbeautiful #travelexploring #explorenepal #kathmanduvalley #amazingnepal #buddha #lordbuddha #buddhism #monkeytemple #prayerflags #wanderlust #travellust #worldheritage #worldheritagesites #unesco

A post shared by Nepal in Pictures 🗻 (@discovernepal) on Oct 18, 2017 at 5:06am PDT

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Celebrating the special bond between us. 👩🐶👧🐶👦🐶👨 Zapso, Lucy, Khushi "Happy dog day" :woof:woof: HAPPY TIHAR / DEEPAWALI #honoringdogs #specialfriendship #mansbestfriend #bonding #happytihar #kukurtihar #dogofinstagram #doglife #doglover #dogoftheday #dogstagram #instapic #instaphoto #love #festive #diwali #nepali #nepal #igers

A post shared by FOOD.JUNKIEE - N E P A L - 🇳🇵 (@preeti.vaidya) on Oct 29, 2016 at 8:11pm PDT

Seeing dogs being celebrated this way really warms my heart. The pictures that were taken on this special day are quite precious.

I hope this inspires people to do more special things for their dogs and celebrate them whenever they can.

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