"Kukur Tihar” Dog worship day in Nepal

Nepal police officer worship police dogs applying vermillion power and flower during the “Kukur Tihar” or Dog worship day on the second day of Tihar Festival at the Center Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal on October 16, 2017. Dogs are worshipped to acknowledge their role in providing security during Tihar festival, one of the most important Hindu festivals that is also dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Laxmi.