Today is the second day of Yamapanchak: dog Tihar and Narak Chaturdashi, along with Lakshmi Puja in the evening
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- Sun, 8 November 2026
Kathmandu. Today, the second day of Yamapanchak, that is, Tihar, the honest guardian animal, the dog, is worshipped in homes everywhere, and a Narak Chaturdashi bath is taken, while in the evening the goddess of prosperity, wealth, and abundance, Lakshmi, is worshipped and revered. On this day, people bathe early in the morning for Narak Chaturdashi, put tika and garlands on dogs, offer them sweets, and worship them. Then, in the evening, homes and courtyards are lit up and the goddess of wealth and abundance, Lakshmi, is welcomed and worshipped.
On this day, dogs are honored and worshipped in the courtyards of all Nepali homes by putting tika and garlands on them and offering them sweets. According to scriptural belief, if one eats food on this day without worshipping the dog, one becomes sinful.
According to religious belief, the dog is regarded as a messenger of Yamaraj and the gatekeeper of Yamaloka. There is a mythological belief that honoring dogs on this day clears the path through the gate of Yama even after death. In the scriptures, when the Pandavas were going to heaven at the end of the Dwapar Yuga, after the four brothers and Draupadi had passed away, it was the dog that accompanied Dharma Raj Yudhishthira all the way to the gate of heaven.
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