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1 October 2025

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Nepalese Army personnel sacrifice a goat as an offering to the Gods and Goddesses during Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the Dashain festival, at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Dashain, Nepal's longest and most important Hindu festival, symbolizes the victory of good over evil. On Maha Nawami, animals such as goats, ducks, roosters, and buffaloes are ritually sacrificed at temples dedicated to the goddesses, while some devotees offer fruits and vegetables as symbolic substitutes.

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1 October 2025

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Nepalese Army personnel sacrifice a goat as an offering to the Gods and Goddesses during Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the Dashain festival, at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Dashain, Nepal's longest and most important Hindu festival, symbolizes the victory of good over evil. On Maha Nawami, animals such as goats, ducks, roosters, and buffaloes are ritually sacrificed at temples dedicated to the goddesses, while some devotees offer fruits and vegetables as symbolic substitutes.

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1 October 2025

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Nepalese Army personnel sacrifice a goat as an offering to the Gods and Goddesses during Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the Dashain festival, at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Dashain, Nepal's longest and most important Hindu festival, symbolizes the victory of good over evil. On Maha Nawami, animals such as goats, ducks, roosters, and buffaloes are ritually sacrificed at temples dedicated to the goddesses, while some devotees offer fruits and vegetables as symbolic substitutes.

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12 February 2025

A Nepalese Hindu devotee offers a ritual prayer during the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their families during this month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

A Nepalese Hindu devotee offers a ritual prayer during the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their families during this month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

A Nepalese Hindu devotee offers a ritual prayer during the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their families during this month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

A Nepalese Hindu devotee offers a ritual prayer during the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their families during this month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

A Nepalese Hindu devotee offers a ritual prayer during the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their families during this month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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12 February 2025

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers by rolling on the ground before performing a bathing ritual on the last day of the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on February 12, 2025. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the long life and prosperity of their family during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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2 November 2024

A Nepalese devotee offers a ritual prayer towards a poster of Laxmi Puja during the procession of Tihar or Deepawali and Diwali celebrations in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 1, 2024. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Cows are considered to be the incarnation of the Hindu god of wealth, Lord Laxmi.

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