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Sindoor Jatra Festival In Nepal

Nepali Hindu revelers participate in a ritualistic celebratory parade during the annual Sindoor Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with Sindoor and is observed on the 2nd of Baisakh, the first month of the year according to the Lunar calendar. Nepal enters the new year 2082 on Monday. A total of 32 ceremonial palanquins are brought to the temple square by devotees completely soaked in Sindoor, accompanied by singing and dancing troupes. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12267069
Date taken: 15 April 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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