A Nepalese Hindu passes under a cow during the Gai Puja, also known as the Cow Worship Day, as part of the Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, 30 October 2016. The Tihar festival is the second most important event for Nepalese Hindus. During the celebration people worship cows, considered to be the incarnation of Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)





Young Hindu priests offer prayers to a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 30, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Young Hindu priests offer prayers to a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 30, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A young Hindu priest crawls under a cow as part of worship rituals during Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, October 30, 2016. Cows are considered sacred to Hindus and are worshipped during Tihar festival, one of the most important Hindu festivals dedicated to the Goddess of wealth Laxmi. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A young Hindu priest offers prayers to a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 30, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A young Hindu priest offers prayers to a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 30, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A cow adorned with garlands and smeared with vermilion powder is pictured during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 30, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A young Hindu priest crawls under a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 30, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)