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9 November 2024

Shoppers visit the Bhutia Bazaar (Tibetan Market) in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024. The Tibetan Market is located by Naini Lake and is close to the Sikh Gurudwara and Naini Devi temple. The market is a famous shopping destination for tourists and local people and gains recognition for selling unique Tibetan products that reflect the culture and traditions of the Tibetan people. Traditional Tibetan food such as thupka and momos is also available in the market.

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9 November 2024

Shoppers visit the Bhutia Bazaar (Tibetan Market) in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024. The Tibetan Market is located by Naini Lake and is close to the Sikh Gurudwara and Naini Devi temple. The market is a famous shopping destination for tourists and local people and gains recognition for selling unique Tibetan products that reflect the culture and traditions of the Tibetan people. Traditional Tibetan food such as thupka and momos is also available in the market.

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9 November 2024

Banners protest the destruction of a Buddhist monastery and the forced resettlement of Tibetans by the Chinese to build a dam along the Drichu River. The banners hang in the Bhutia Bazaar (Tibetan Market) in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024. The Tibetan Market is located by Naini Lake and is close to the Sikh Gurudwara and Naini Devi temple. The market is a well-known shopping destination for tourists and local people and gains recognition for the sale of unique Tibetan products that reflect the culture and traditions of the Tibetan people. Traditional Tibetan food such as thupka and momos is also available in the market.

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9 November 2024

Banners protest the destruction of a Buddhist monastery and the forced resettlement of Tibetans by the Chinese to build a dam along the Drichu River. The banners hang in the Bhutia Bazaar (Tibetan Market) in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 19, 2024. The Tibetan Market is located by Naini Lake and is close to the Sikh Gurudwara and Naini Devi temple. The market is a well-known shopping destination for tourists and local people and gains recognition for the sale of unique Tibetan products that reflect the culture and traditions of the Tibetan people. Traditional Tibetan food such as thupka and momos is also available in the market.

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27 August 2024

Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is being carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is being carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

The entrance to the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is being carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

Detail of the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths (where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall) associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is being carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

A Hindu devotee lights incense at the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

A Hindu priest meditates as he waits to bless devotees at the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is being carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

Hindu devotees visit the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

Hundreds of bells adorn the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall, associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina, literally meaning eyes, Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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27 August 2024

Naini Lake by the Maa Naina Devi Temple in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, on April 21, 2024. Naina Devi Temple is a famous Indian pilgrimage destination and one of the 51 Shakti Peeths (where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fall) associated with the cult of Goddess Durga. Goddess Naini Devi is the deity of Naina Devi Temple and is represented by her two eyes. The temple is called Naina (literally meaning eyes) Devi. It is said that Naina Devi Temple is the place where the eyes from the burned body of Goddess Sati fall when her corpse is being carried by Lord Shiva. Devotees from faraway places come here to take the blessing of Maa Naini Devi. Naina Devi Temple is located at the northern end of Naini Lake in the center of Nainital city.

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18 April 2019

Figures of Hindu deities adorn the Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Hindu Temple located on Nainativu Island in the Jaffna region of Sri Lanka. This ancient temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people and is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Nagapooshani or Bhuvaneswari and her consort, Shiva who is named here as Nayinaar. The tallest of the temple gateway towers is the Raja Raja Gopuram tower measuring at 108 feet high and is the largest of its kind in Sri Lanka.

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18 April 2019

Figures of Hindu deities adorn the Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Hindu Temple located on Nainativu Island in the Jaffna region of Sri Lanka. This ancient temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people and is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Nagapooshani or Bhuvaneswari and her consort, Shiva who is named here as Nayinaar. The tallest of the temple gateway towers is the Raja Raja Gopuram tower measuring at 108 feet high and is the largest of its kind in Sri Lanka.

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