In Pics: Blooming marigolds add colour to Nepal's Tihar festival

Blooming marigold flowers ushered in Nepal's Tihar festival, also known as the Festival of Lights and Flowers, as people harvested and used them to fill homes and streets with warm golden hues. Nepal is celebrating its five-day Tihar festival. Each day has its own significance, and Sunday is dedicated to dogs on the occasion of Kukur Tihar.