The Daily Beast - November 16, 2012 - The Daily Beast by Wanda Goodwin

11/16/2012

The Daily Beast - November 16, 2012

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Nepalese police dogs look on after being smeared with vermillion on their foreheads and marigold garlands placed around their necks on the occasion of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu on November 13, 2012. On Tihar, as the Hindu festival of Diwali is locally known, it is customary in Nepal for people offer blessings to dogs, which are according to Hindu tradition, the messengers of Yamaraj, the god of death.

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11/16/2012