Third Day of Tihar: Today is Naraka Chaturdashi, Kukur Tihar

KATHMANDU: Today, on the third day of Tihar, Nepal’s second largest festival, the dog that guards the house is honored and celebrated by giving sweet food in addition to worship.

According to the Nepal Panchang Adjudicatory Development Committee, although Kukur (dog) Tihar usually falls on the second day of Yamapanchak, or Diwali, this year it falls on the third day due to a change in dates.