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8 October 2025

Lyrics of devotional bhajans appear on a devotee's mobile phone as participants sing traditional hymns during the annual Narayan Jatra in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, also known as ''Kahi Nabhayeko Jatra Hadigaun Ma.'' Three circular bamboo chariots carry the idol of Lord Narayan and rotate through narrow streets to sustain devotion and community spirit.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community attend the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community attend the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community perform rituals using a tree to celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is an annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community perform rituals using a tree to celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is an annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community perform rituals using a tree to celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is an annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community march in a circle as they celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community attend the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community march in a circle as they celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community observe the Behdienkhlam festival from a rooftop in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community march in a circle around a Rot as they celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community march in a circle around a Rot as they celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community march in a circle around a Rot as they celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People attend an event holding umbrellas to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community perform rituals as they carry a large log to celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is an annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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15 July 2025

People from the Pnar community move around a rot-themed coal factory as they celebrate an event organized to mark the Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, India, on July 14, 2025. Behdienkhlam is a vibrant annual festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) community of Meghalaya, especially in Jowai, to drive away plague and diseases and to pray for a good harvest. Observed in July after the sowing season, it features traditional rituals, offerings to ancestral spirits, and the grand procession of beautifully decorated bamboo structures called ''rots,'' which are later immersed in a sacred muddy pool known as Ka Aitnar.

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