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1 January 2026

In Kolkata, India, on January 1, 2026, Hindu devotees wait in a long queue to offer prayers to the Hindu goddess Kali during the Kalpataru Utsav and New Year celebrations at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, regarded as Asia's largest Kali temple.

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1 January 2026

In Kolkata, India, on January 1, 2026, Hindu devotees wait in a long queue to offer prayers to the Hindu goddess Kali during the Kalpataru Utsav and New Year celebrations at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, regarded as Asia's largest Kali temple.

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1 January 2026

In Kolkata, India, on January 1, 2026, Hindu devotees wait in a long queue to offer prayers to the Hindu goddess Kali during the Kalpataru Utsav and New Year 2026 at Dakshineswar Kali Temple, considered Asia's largest Kali temple, in Kolkata.

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#12914386

27 October 2025

People hold photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as they react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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27 October 2025

People hold photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as they react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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27 October 2025

People hold photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as they react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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27 October 2025

People hold photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as they react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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#12914392

27 October 2025

A woman holds photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as people react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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27 October 2025

A woman cries and holds photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as people react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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27 October 2025

A woman cries and holds photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit as people react following the announcement of her death outside Grand Palace Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 26, 2025. Queen Sirikit of Thailand passes away. According to the official announcement by the Bureau of the Royal Household, she dies at 21:21 (local time) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok at the age of 93.

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#12816596

1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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