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18 October 2025

People take photos under the decorated lights on the premises of a decked-up temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025, as they prepare to celebrate Tihar or Diwali. During Tihar, people light up earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on the houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark and light up lamps, candles, and lights, appealing to Goddess Laxmi to shower blessings on them. The Pooja is especially done by the ladies of the family in the presence of all members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Goddess Laxmi.

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18 October 2025

People take photos under the decorated lights on the premises of a decked-up temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025, as they prepare to celebrate Tihar or Diwali. During Tihar, people light up earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on the houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark and light up lamps, candles, and lights, appealing to Goddess Laxmi to shower blessings on them. The Pooja is especially done by the ladies of the family in the presence of all members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Goddess Laxmi.

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#12873957

18 October 2025

A Nepali Hindu devotee offers butter-fed lamps under the decorated lights in the premises of a decked-up temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025, as they prepare to celebrate Tihar or Diwali. During Tihar, people light up earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on the houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because the goddess Laxmi emerges bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churn the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark and light up lamps, candles, and lights, appealing to Goddess Laxmi to shower blessings on them. The Pooja is especially done by the ladies of the family in the presence of all the members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Goddess Laxmi.

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18 October 2025

People take photos under the decorated lights on the premises of a decked-up temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025, as they prepare to celebrate Tihar or Diwali. During Tihar, people light up earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on the houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark and light up lamps, candles, and lights, appealing to Goddess Laxmi to shower blessings on them. The Pooja is especially done by the ladies of the family in the presence of all members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Goddess Laxmi.

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#12840522

7 October 2025

A supermoon is visible as it rises over Doha in Doha, Qatar, on October 7, 2025. The Harvest Moon is visible in Doha on the night of October 6-7, 2025, as a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter than a typical full moon because it is near its closest point to Earth.

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7 October 2025

A supermoon is visible as it rises over Doha in Doha, Qatar, on October 7, 2025. The Harvest Moon is visible in Doha on the night of October 6-7, 2025, as a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter than a typical full moon because it is near its closest point to Earth.

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7 October 2025

A supermoon is visible as it rises over Doha in Doha, Qatar, on October 7, 2025. The Harvest Moon is visible in Doha on the night of October 6-7, 2025, as a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter than a typical full moon because it is near its closest point to Earth.

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7 October 2025

A supermoon is visible as it rises over Doha in Doha, Qatar, on October 7, 2025. The Harvest Moon is visible in Doha on the night of October 6-7, 2025, as a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter than a typical full moon because it is near its closest point to Earth.

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7 October 2025

A supermoon is visible as it rises over Doha in Doha, Qatar, on October 7, 2025. The Harvest Moon is visible in Doha on the night of October 6-7, 2025, as a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter than a typical full moon because it is near its closest point to Earth.

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#12773697

19 September 2025

A feather with the distinctive black and white markings of a Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) caught in a spider web in a forest, appearing to float in the air during autumn, Tehatta, West Bengal, India, September 18, 2025.

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19 September 2025

A feather with the distinctive black and white markings of a Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) caught in a spider web in a forest, appearing to float in the air during autumn, Tehatta, West Bengal, India, September 18, 2025.

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#12736345

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: View of Wyspa Spichrzów in Gdansk's Old Town, with the Motława River appearing green after a rainy week, in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025.

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#12729162

8 September 2025

A total lunar eclipse unfolds over the Air Traffic Control Tower at Athens Airport in Athens, Greece, on September 7, 2025. During the event, the Moon passes fully into the Earth's shadow, appearing deep red.

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8 September 2025

A total lunar eclipse unfolds over the Air Traffic Control Tower at Athens Airport in Athens, Greece, on September 7, 2025. During the event, the Moon passes fully into the Earth's shadow, appearing deep red.

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#12729164

8 September 2025

A total lunar eclipse unfolds over the Air Traffic Control Tower at Athens Airport in Athens, Greece, on September 7, 2025. During the event, the Moon passes fully into the Earth's shadow, appearing deep red.

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8 September 2025

A total lunar eclipse unfolds over the Air Traffic Control Tower at Athens Airport in Athens, Greece, on September 7, 2025. During the event, the Moon passes fully into the Earth's shadow, appearing deep red.

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