Day 508 - Doggie Tihar

Today is the day of Tihar (the festival of lights) that dogs are celebrated, and KAT was holding a special ceremony to bless all the dogs. On our way out to KAT on the bus, it was wonderful to see street dogs that had been blessed by the public - the one day of the year when the dogs are sure they'll be treated well.

(My terrible puppy, who is not so terrible now and has finally made some 4-legged friends).

When we got to KAT there was just enough time for Liv to show Adam around the place she had been working at over the last 2 and a half weeks. (Lucy, looking totally gorgeous as usual).

During the ceremony all the dogs at the centre were blessed - this involves putting some red and yellow paste on their foreheads and each paw, putting a garland of marigold flowers around their neck, and giving them a biscuit for a treat. The dogs absolutely L O V E D all the attention and looked just beautiful. (My favourite - Tara - the paraplegic, who gets around by bouncing!)

(Us blessing a puppy who had been hit by a car a couple of days ago - after its bath Adam carried it around all day to warm it up). (Grandpa - the punk dog!!!)

After making it back into Thamel we grabbed a quick lunch before doing computer work - Liv editing the hundreds of photos she took of all the dogs, and Adam continuing his blog!

For dinner Liv met up with the KAT girls and Kageshwar (the director) for a meal at Rum Doodle while Adam finally finished updating his climbing blog and dined by himself!

Adlibing it with the dogs.