KATHMANDU: President Ram Chandra Paudel performed Gaipuja, or cow worship rituals, on the occasion of the Gaitihar festival today.
President Paudel performed the rituals at the President’s Office, Shital Niwas, worshipping the cow as a symbol of Goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. He also followed the traditional rituals and fed the cow.
During the Tihar festival, cows are worshipped as symbols of prosperity and good fortune. Gaitihar, also known as Gai Tihar, is observed on the third day of the five-day Yamapanchak festival, popularly known as Tihar.
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