A cow is venerated as part of Tihar — Nepal's festival of lights — in Lalitpur, Nepal on 9 November 2026, with devotees offering garlands and prayers in a centuries old tradition. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
In Lalitpur, Nepal, residents gather to worship the cow during Tihar on 9 November 2026 — a ritual integral to the five day festival also celebrated as the festival of lights. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Nepal marked the Tihar festival — widely known as the festival of lights — on 9 November 2026, with scenes of cow worship captured in Lalitpur, one of the Kathmandu Valley's historic cities. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Colourful Tihar observances fill the streets of Lalitpur, Nepal on 9 November 2026, as devotees perform traditional cow worship — one of several daily rituals spanning the multi day Hindu and Buddhist festival. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)