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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

Hindu devotees offer prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

Hindu devotees offer prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees making offerings to both the setting and rising sun to express gratitude and seek blessings for prosperity and well-being. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where rituals are performed along rivers and ponds over four days of fasting, holy bathing, and prayer.

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#12915925

27 October 2025

A Hindu devotee takes part in the Chhath festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the Sun God, with devotees offering prayers to the setting and rising sun for prosperity, purification, and well-being. The four-day festival, one of the most vibrant Hindu celebrations in Nepal and eastern India, involves fasting, holy bathing, and ritual offerings performed along rivers and ponds.

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#12915929

27 October 2025

The Kamalpokhari pond is decorated for the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. Devotees gather along the pond to offer prayers and perform ritual argha to the setting and rising Sun God. The four-day Chhath festival, an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu tradition, includes fasting, holy bathing, and ritual offerings, creating a vibrant atmosphere of devotion and cultural celebration.

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