Why Do These Dogs Wear Marigold Necklaces?

What beautiful dogs! These wonderfully-adorned dogs are actually members of Nepal's police force.

Picture: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

During the Tihar festival, rings of marigolds are placed around the dogs' necks, and their faces are decorated with vermillion (a red pigment).

 

Photo via Associated Press

The festival is a day of worship to repay love to man's best friend.