Second day of Tihar "Kukur Tihar" today Kukur Tihar, the festival of dogs, is being celebrated in every house today, to mark the second day of Yamapanchak of the Tihar, the second biggest festival of Hindu. Dog, which is an animal well known for being loyal to people since ancient times, is worshipped once a year on this day. People worship dogs, garland and feed it today. Dog, which is said to have accompanied Dharmaraj Yudhisthir on his journey to heaven has a close relationship with mankind. Yamapanchak is celebrated as a symbol of co-existence of human beings with all the living things in nature by worshipping the crow, dog, cow and oxen since ancient times, as part of a Nepali culture. nepalnews.com pb Oct 20 06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------