A dog is worshiped during the Tihar or Diwali festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The second day of the festival’s dedicated solely to worshipping dogs as a human’s most devoted friend and guardian. The main day of the festival of Diwali (the day of Lakshmi Puja) is an official holiday in Nepal, as well as Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Trinidad and TobagoPhotograph: Sunil Sharma/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Source: The Hindu November 13, 2023 12:38 UTC