KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel has performed the Gai Puja or the cow worship rituals on the occasion of the Gai Tihar festival today.
He performed the cow worship at the President House, Shital Niwas, as a symbol of Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. President Paudel followed the rituals to worship the cow and fed it.
During the festival of Tihar, there is a tradition of worshiping cows as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. Gaitihar is observed on the third day of the five-day Yamapanchak or popularly known as Tihar festival.
