A man in a marigold garland and a small tika crouches beside a seated tan and white dog during Tihar, Nepal

Garlanded man with a dog, Tihar

Tihar portrait with a marigold garland, a tika and a dog beside him.

A man crouches in the grass with a thick marigold garland around his neck and a small coloured tika on his forehead. A tan and white dog sits beside him with its mouth open, looking off to the side. Soft green trees glow in warm light behind them, and the garland and tika belong to Tihar.