Nepal Festival For Dogs 2024. On the second day of nepal’s tihar festival, dogs were celebrated with flower garlands and treats in a ritual to please the hindu god of death. This celebration, called kukur tihar, is a day to honor dogs and show them how much we appreciate them.

Organized by the nepal police, the festival includes competitions. According to the mahabharata, lord shiva’s ferocious manifestation, bhairava rode a dog.