Celebration Tihar Deepawali Festival In Thamel Kathmandu Nepal. Traveler And Nepalese People At Street Of Thamel Market For Join The Celebration Tihar Deepawali Festival On November 2, 2013 In Kathmandu Nepal. Tihar Deepawali Festival. It Is A Five-Day-Long Hindu Festival Celebrated In Nepal The Second Day Is Called Kukur Tihar Or Kukur Puja (Worship Of The Dogs) Location In Patan City Nepal. Tihar (Nepali: À¤¤À¤¿À¤¹À¤¾À¤°) Also Known As Diwali In Terai Region Of Nepal. It Is A Five-Day-Long Hindu Festival Celebrated In Nepal Which Comes Soon After Dashain. Similar To Deepawali But With A Regional Variation. In Nepal All Hindu Ethnic Groups Celebrate This Festival With There Own Variation . Among The Newars, It Is Known As Swanti. The Festival Is Celebrated From Trayodashi Of Kartik Krishna To Katrik Shukla Dwitiya Every Year. Tihar In General Signifies The Festival Of Lights, Where Diyas Are Lit Both Inside And Outside The Houses To Make It Illuminate At Night. The Five-Day Festival Is Considered To Be Of Great Importance As It Shows Reverence To Not Just The Humans And The Gods, But Also To The Animals Like Crow, Cow And Dog, Who Maintain An Intense Relationship With The Humans. People Make Patterns On The Floor Of Living Rooms Or Courtyards Using Materials Such As Colored Rice, Dry Flour, Colored Sand Or Flower Petals Outside Of Their House, Called Rangoli Which Is Meant To Be Sacred Welcoming Areas For The Hindu Deities.

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