Kathmandu, Oct 19: The Kaag Tihar Festival is being celebrated today by worshipping and feeding delicacies to the crow. Kaag Tihar is a part of the five-day Tihar festivities which is observed on the 13th day of the waning moon in the month of Kartik each year as per the lunar calendar.
This day is dedicated to the Kaag or the crow which is believed to be the messenger of the deity Yamaraj, the god of death, as per the Hindu mythology. According to scriptures, crows are considered as messengers of Yama because Yama learns about people's deeds through...