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1 June 2025

The idol of Lord Rato Machhindranath is pictured during a procession of the homecoming of the god after completing the Bhoto Jatra procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession starts, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak develops an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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1 June 2025

The idol of Lord Rato Machhindranath is installed in a newly built temple in Bungmati, Lalitpur, Nepal, on June 1, 2025, after completing the Bhoto Jatra procession. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machhindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession starts, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak develops an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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29 May 2025

Victor Hovland of Norway walks on the 18th green after completing the first round of The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, USA onThursday, May 29, 2025.

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#12311527

28 April 2025

A panoramic view shows the construction work underway on Section 10 of the Mexico-Queretaro Train in Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro. The Mexican government carries out the project, which is expected to be completed in two and a half years, on April 27, 2025.

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28 April 2025

A panoramic view shows the construction work underway on Section 10 of the Mexico-Queretaro Train in Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro. The Mexican government carries out the project, which is expected to be completed in two and a half years, on April 27, 2025.

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28 April 2025

A panoramic view shows the construction work underway on Section 10 of the Mexico-Queretaro Train in Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro. The Mexican government carries out the project, which is expected to be completed in two and a half years, on April 27, 2025.

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28 April 2025

A panoramic view shows the construction work underway on Section 10 of the Mexico-Queretaro Train in Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro. The Mexican government carries out the project, which is expected to be completed in two and a half years, on April 27, 2025.

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28 April 2025

A panoramic view shows the construction work underway on Section 10 of the Mexico-Queretaro Train in Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro. The Mexican government carries out the project, which is expected to be completed in two and a half years, on April 27, 2025.

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28 April 2025

A panoramic view shows the construction work underway on Section 10 of the Mexico-Queretaro Train in Pedro Escobedo, Queretaro. The Mexican government carries out the project, which is expected to be completed in two and a half years, on April 27, 2025.

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21 December 2024

Saad Sameh, the factory owner, holds a drawing of King Ramses after it finishes and dries in the sun in Al-Qaramous village, Al Sharqia, on December 21, 2024.

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21 December 2024

A view of a building site of Krakow's northern part of ring road, S52 as it opens on Monday, 23 of December in Krakow, Poland, Photo date: December 21, 2024. The highway opens for Christmas, though work on driveways and pavements around it continuous.

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1 December 2024

A sealed ballot box is guarded by election officials and security personnel at a local polling station after the completion of voting in local by-elections in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 1, 2024. A periodic election to elect 41 representatives in local bodies is held in various districts of Nepal.

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30 November 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to the media at the Polish-Russian border in Dabrowka, Poland, on November 30, 2024. The East Shield programme comprises a complex of barriers, fortifications, and state-of-the-art airspace monitoring systems designed to guard Poland's northern and eastern borders. According to the existing plans, the fortifications encompass Podlasie, Lublin, Warmia-Masuria, and parts of Masovia voivodeships. The cost of the entire programme is estimated at PLN 10 billion, with construction work expected to be completed by 2028.

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30 November 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to the media at the Polish-Russian border in Dabrowka, Poland, on November 30, 2024. The East Shield programme comprises a complex of barriers, fortifications, and state-of-the-art airspace monitoring systems designed to guard Poland's northern and eastern borders. According to the existing plans, the fortifications encompass Podlasie, Lublin, Warmia-Masuria, and parts of Masovia voivodeships. The cost of the entire programme is estimated at PLN 10 billion, with construction work expected to be completed by 2028.

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30 November 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to the media at the Polish-Russian border in Dabrowka, Poland, on November 30, 2024. The East Shield programme comprises a complex of barriers, fortifications, and state-of-the-art airspace monitoring systems designed to guard Poland's northern and eastern borders. According to the existing plans, the fortifications encompass Podlasie, Lublin, Warmia-Masuria, and parts of Masovia voivodeships. The cost of the entire programme is estimated at PLN 10 billion, with construction work expected to be completed by 2028.

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30 November 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to the media at the Polish-Russian border in Dabrowka, Poland, on November 30, 2024. The East Shield programme comprises a complex of barriers, fortifications, and state-of-the-art airspace monitoring systems designed to guard Poland's northern and eastern borders. According to the existing plans, the fortifications encompass Podlasie, Lublin, Warmia-Masuria, and parts of Masovia voivodeships. The cost of the entire programme is estimated at PLN 10 billion, with construction work expected to be completed by 2028.

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