Laxmi Puja, a day dedicated to worshipping the Hindu goddess Laxmi, is being celebrated nationwide in Nepal. Normally occurring on the third day of the Tihar festival, this year it aligns with the ...

Kukur Tihar is part of the five-day Hindu festival of Tihar, a Nepali analog of Diwali as celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in India and around the world. Like Diwali, Tihar is a major holiday ...

Tihar, the second festival of Nepal after Dashain celebrated by Hindus ... to welcome goddess Laxmi into their homes. On the same night, youngsters play traditional Deusi-Bhailo - a singing ...

As the third day of Tihar passes with cow worshipping, the third night is generally Laxmi Puja with "puja" meaning "worship" in Nepali. Laxmi Puja is a way to worship Laxmi, believed to be the ...