Tihar Festival held in Nepal

A customer selects garland made of marigold flowers, used to worship and decorated houses and shops during the Tihar festival, from a vendor in Kathmandu October 25, 2011. The festival is considered the festival of lights during which devotees worship various animals and goddess of wealth Laxmi by illuminating and decoration their homes using garlands, oil lamps, candle and colourful light bulbs.[Photo/Agencies]