This West Bengal City Worships Dogs, Celebrates "Kukur Tihar" Festival
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During "Kukur Tihar", people offer prayers and honour dogs, not just pets but also strays.
Animal lovers celebrated the "Kukur Tihar" or Kukur Puja festival at a street dog rescue centre in Siliguri on Saturday afternoon to honour the man's best friends, dogs. Kukur Tihar or Kukur Puja literally means the worship of dogs. This festival is celebrated during Diwali, the festival of lights.
During Kukur Tihar, people offer prayers and honour dogs, not just pets but also strays. The canines are garlanded, tikkas applied on their foreheads and plentiful food is offered to them.
The festival is dedicated to dogs who are regarded as the guardian and messenger of 'Yama', who is the lord of death.
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