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Nepal Observes Panchadan, The Festival Of Five Summer Gifts

An elderly Nepali citizen watch the parade of statues of Dipankar Buddha during the Panchadan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on 31 August, 2024. On this day, Buddhist artifacts are displayed in monasteries and households and giant idols of Dipankara Buddhas are paraded around town. People worship the Dipankara Buddhas and offer Panchadan - which comprises rice grains, wheat grains, fruit, salt and money - to alms-seekers. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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