Nepalese women collect flowers for upcoming Tihar festival

Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-25 11:51:30|Editor: huaxia
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A Nepalese girl picks marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

KATHMANDU, Oct. 24, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese women collect marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday.

Tihar, known as the festival of lights, is a five-day Hindu festival celebrated in late autumn during which various forms of animals are worshipped.

Blooming marigold flowers are seen at a flower farm in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)

A Nepalese girl collects marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A Nepalese woman collects marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A Nepalese woman collects marigold flowers for offerings and garlands for Tihar festival at a flower farm in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)

A Nepalese girl collects marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A Nepalese girl collects marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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