Actual dog worship is uncommon. The Nosarii of western Asia are said to
worship a dog.
The Kalang of Java had a cult of the red dog, each family
keeping one in the house.
According to one authority the dogs are images of
wood which are worshipped after the death of a member of the family and
burnt after a thousand days.
In Nepal it is said that dogs are worshipped at
the festival called Khicha Puja. Among the Harranians dogs were sacred, but
this was rather as brothers of the mystae.
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