Traders Bring Goats and Yaks to Pokhara for Tihar Festival

Pokhara. Traders have brought goats and yaks from Mustang, Dolpa, and Mugu, among other Himalayan regions, for Tihar. Goats and yaks have been kept for sale in Simpani, Ward No. 1 of Pokhara Metropolis. Fewer goats and yaks are brought during Tihar compared to Dashain.

Pemba Tshering, a trader from Jomsom, Mustang, said that 700 yaks have been brought into Pokhara for Tihar. "Out of 1,200 yaks that left Mustang, 500 have been brought to Kathmandu and 700 to Pokhara," he said.

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