Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Dogs will be treated to Hindu style festival in Puerto Vallarta

"Kukur Tihar," a festival of Hindu origin that pays tribute to dogs, has among its objectives to raise public awareness about respect for animals, said the organizer, Martha Dau.

At the event that will be held in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, on November 5, at 3:00 PM, at Hotel Puerto de Luna, attendees will be able to pamper their pets with garlands to decorate their necks and colored powders.

Martha Dau said in a statement that the "Tihar Kukur is part of the Tihar or Festival of Lights that Hindus celebrate in autumn for five days in India, Sri Lanka . . .

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