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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, during the Second National Drill Mexico 2025, with the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Topos Azteca rescuers rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, as they hold the Second National Drill Mexico 2025. The drill includes the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Hector ''Chino'' Mendez, director and rescuer of Topos Azteca, supervises vertical rappelling operations on a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, for the Second National Drill Mexico 2025. The drill is based on the scenario of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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20 September 2025

Hector ''Chino'' Mendez, director and rescuer of Topos Azteca, and his team rappel down a building in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 19, 2025, for the Second National Drill Mexico 2025. The drill includes the hypothesis of an 8.1 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan; a hurricane in Campeche, Yucatan, Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Baja California Sur; an urban fire in Durango, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas; and a tsunami in Baja California.

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9 August 2025

Nepali novice priests take part in a ritualistic bath at an Ashram in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9, 2025, while observing the festival of Janai Purnima, the festival of sacred threads observed in Nepal and India. Janai Purnima is the festival of threads with ritualistic bathing and tying the sacred thread ''Rakshya Bandhan'' on the wrist and ''Janai'' across the body by Hindu devotees. According to the scriptures, the sacred thread worn across the body of Hindu devotees is believed to have emerged from the Yagya, a sacrificial rite or performance of duty. A person who wears this sacred thread is full of energy, and this thread has two parts, each containing three threads: the first is Bramha, the second is Bishnu, and the third is Lord Shiva. These are the symbols of knowledge, meditation, and power. On the other side is nature, which is also considered the female companions of males: Saraswati of Bramha, Laxmi of Bishnu, and Parbati of Shiva. Those who do not wear Janai reach the nearby religious site and receive the 'Raksha Bandhan' thread, which is tied around the wrist as an amulet. The yellow thread is purified through the chanting of mantras by Brahmin priests as a symbol of protection from fear and disease. This sacred thread is made through the combination of 27 different types of threads. In astrology, there are 27 types of constellations, and the name of every human being is believed to be recorded in these constellations. This thread is tied around the wrist following the folklore about King Bali. Bali earns more virtue, which threatens the throne of King Indra. Then, after Bramha ties the thread around the wrist, it is followed since then in remembrance of Lord Bali.

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9 August 2025

Nepali novice priests take part in a ritualistic bath at an Ashram in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9, 2025, while observing the festival of Janai Purnima, the festival of sacred threads observed in Nepal and India. Janai Purnima is the festival of threads with ritualistic bathing and tying the sacred thread ''Rakshya Bandhan'' on the wrist and ''Janai'' across the body by Hindu devotees. According to the scriptures, the sacred thread worn across the body of Hindu devotees is believed to have emerged from the Yagya, a sacrificial rite or performance of duty. A person who wears this sacred thread is full of energy, and this thread has two parts, each containing three threads: the first is Bramha, the second is Bishnu, and the third is Lord Shiva. These are the symbols of knowledge, meditation, and power. On the other side is nature, which is also considered the female companions of males: Saraswati of Bramha, Laxmi of Bishnu, and Parbati of Shiva. Those who do not wear Janai reach the nearby religious site and receive the 'Raksha Bandhan' thread, which is tied around the wrist as an amulet. The yellow thread is purified through the chanting of mantras by Brahmin priests as a symbol of protection from fear and disease. This sacred thread is made through the combination of 27 different types of threads. In astrology, there are 27 types of constellations, and the name of every human being is believed to be recorded in these constellations. This thread is tied around the wrist following the folklore about King Bali. Bali earns more virtue, which threatens the throne of King Indra. Then, after Bramha ties the thread around the wrist, it is followed since then in remembrance of Lord Bali.

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9 August 2025

A Nepali novice priest takes part in a ritualistic bath at an ashram in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9, 2025, while observing the festival of Janai Purnima, the festival of sacred threads observed in Nepal and India. Janai Purnima involves a ritualistic bath and the tying of the sacred thread ''Rakshya Bandhan'' on the wrist and ''Janai'' across the body by Hindu devotees. According to the scriptures, the sacred thread worn across the body of Hindu devotees is believed to have emerged from the Yagya, a sacrificial rite or performance of duty. A person who wears this sacred thread is full of energy, and this thread has two parts, each containing three threads: the first is Bramha, the second is Bishnu, and the third is Lord Shiva. These are symbols of knowledge, meditation, and power. On the other side is nature, which is also considered the female companions of males: Saraswati of Bramha, Laxmi of Bishnu, and Parbati of Shiva. Those who do not wear Janai reach the nearby religious site and receive the 'Raksha Bandhan' thread, which is tied around the wrist as an amulet. The yellow thread is purified through the chanting of mantras by Brahmin priests as a symbol of protection from fear and disease. This sacred thread is made through the combination of 27 different types of threads. In astrology, there are 27 types of constellations, and the name of every human being is believed to be recorded in these constellations. This thread is tied around the wrist following the folklore about King Bali. Bali earned more virtue, which threatened the throne of King Indra. Then, Bramha tied the thread around the wrist, and it is followed since then in remembrance of Lord Bali.

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9 August 2025

Nepali novice priests take part in a ritualistic bath at an Ashram on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9, 2025, while observing the festival of Janai Purnima, the festival of sacred threads observed in Nepal and India. Janai Purnima involves a ritualistic bath and the tying of the sacred thread ''Rakshya Bandhan'' on the wrist and ''Janai'' across the body by Hindu devotees. According to the scriptures, the sacred thread worn across the body of Hindu devotees is believed to have emerged from the Yagya, a sacrificial rite or performance of duty. A person who wears this sacred thread is full of energy, and this thread has two parts, each containing three threads: the first is Bramha, the second is Bishnu, and the third is Lord Shiva. These are symbols of knowledge, meditation, and power. On the other side is nature, which is also considered the female companions of males: Saraswati of Bramha, Laxmi of Bishnu, and Parbati of Shiva. Those who do not wear Janai go to a nearby religious site to receive the 'Raksha Bandhan' thread, which is tied around the wrist as an amulet. The yellow thread is purified through the chanting of mantras by Brahmin priests as a symbol of protection from fear and disease. This sacred thread is made through the combination of 27 different types of threads. In astrology, there are 27 types of constellations, and the name of every human being is believed to be recorded in these constellations. This thread is tied around the wrist following the folklore about King Bali. Bali earns more virtue, which threatens the throne of King Indra. Then Bramha ties the thread around the wrist, and it is followed since then in remembrance of Lord Bali.

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9 August 2025

A Nepali novice priest takes part in a ritualistic bath at an ashram in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9, 2025, while observing the festival of Janai Purnima, the festival of sacred threads observed in Nepal and India. Janai Purnima involves a ritualistic bath and the tying of the sacred thread ''Rakshya Bandhan'' on the wrist and ''Janai'' across the body by Hindu devotees. According to the scriptures, the sacred thread worn across the body of Hindu devotees is believed to have emerged from the Yagya, a sacrificial rite or performance of duty. A person who wears this sacred thread is full of energy, and this thread has two parts, each containing three threads: the first is Bramha, the second is Bishnu, and the third is Lord Shiva. These are symbols of knowledge, meditation, and power. On the other side is nature, which is also considered the female companions of males: Saraswati of Bramha, Laxmi of Bishnu, and Parbati of Shiva. Those who do not wear Janai reach the nearby religious site and receive the 'Raksha Bandhan' thread, which is tied around the wrist as an amulet. The yellow thread is purified through the chanting of mantras by Brahmin priests as a symbol of protection from fear and disease. This sacred thread is made through the combination of 27 different types of threads. In astrology, there are 27 types of constellations, and the name of every human being is believed to be recorded in these constellations. This thread is tied around the wrist following the folklore about King Bali. Bali earned more virtue, which threatened the throne of King Indra. Then, Bramha tied the thread around the wrist, and it is followed since then in remembrance of Lord Bali.

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9 August 2025

A Nepali novice priest takes part in a ritualistic bath at an ashram in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9, 2025, while observing the festival of Janai Purnima, the festival of sacred threads observed in Nepal and India. Janai Purnima involves a ritualistic bath and the tying of the sacred thread ''Rakshya Bandhan'' on the wrist and ''Janai'' across the body by Hindu devotees. According to the scriptures, the sacred thread worn across the body of Hindu devotees is believed to have emerged from the Yagya, a sacrificial rite or performance of duty. A person who wears this sacred thread is full of energy, and this thread has two parts, each containing three threads: the first is Bramha, the second is Bishnu, and the third is Lord Shiva. These are symbols of knowledge, meditation, and power. On the other side is nature, which is also considered the female companions of males: Saraswati of Bramha, Laxmi of Bishnu, and Parbati of Shiva. Those who do not wear Janai reach the nearby religious site and receive the 'Raksha Bandhan' thread, which is tied around the wrist as an amulet. The yellow thread is purified through the chanting of mantras by Brahmin priests as a symbol of protection from fear and disease. This sacred thread is made through the combination of 27 different types of threads. In astrology, there are 27 types of constellations, and the name of every human being is believed to be recorded in these constellations. This thread is tied around the wrist following the folklore about King Bali. Bali earned more virtue, which threatened the throne of King Indra. Then, Bramha tied the thread around the wrist, and it is followed since then in remembrance of Lord Bali.

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