Kathmandu, 26 October: Tihar, the second largest festival of Nepali Hindus started today.Also known as Yam Panchak, the festival is observed for five days.The first day of Yam Panchak is observed as Kaag Tihar by feeding crows. Today, Hindus offer foods to Kaag (crows), which are regarded as messengers in the Nepali society.
The second day is Kukur Tihar. Hindus worship dogs. The third day is Laxmi Pooja. On this day, people worship Laxmi, the goddess of wealth. People celebrate Laxmi Pooja with fanfare. On the final day of Tihar, brothers and sisters exchange Teeka and wish for each others’ happiness, prosperity and longevity of life.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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