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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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#11506737

24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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#11506738

24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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#11506739

24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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#11506740

24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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#11506741

24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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#11108123

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108125

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108126

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108127

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108134

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108135

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108144

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11108145

30 March 2024

Mourners are attending the funeral of writer Leszek Dlugosz at the Church of the Holy Cross in Krakow, Poland, on March 27, 2024. Leszek Dlugosz, a Polish writer, composer, pianist, and actor who received the Order of the White Eagle, passed away in Krakow on March 23, 2024. President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is among the attendees.

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#11081999

17 March 2024

Usher Raymond IV arrives at the 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#11055930

7 March 2024

Jessie Murph arrives at the 2024 Billboard Women In Music held at the YouTube Theater at SoFi Stadium on March 6, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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