Asia Album: Nepal prepares for Tihar festival amid blooming marigolds

Source: Xinhua| 2021-11-04 12:42:33|Editor: huaxia

A woman picks marigold flowers ahead of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)

KATHMANDU, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese are picking marigold flowers ahead of the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights.

The flower is considered auspicious in the country and is used for offering to god and making garlands during the festival.

A woman picks marigold flowers ahead of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)

A woman picks marigold flowers ahead of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)

A man picks marigold flowers ahead of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)

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