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10 September 2024

A man walks past two under-construction chariots that will host Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--during the Indra Jatra festival set to start next week, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

People walk past two chariots under construction that will host Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--during the Indra Jatra festival set to start next week, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

Workers clean and fix the lights on a pole of the famous Gaddhi Baithak ahead of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worshiping festival witnesses singing, mask dance, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction, as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A worker cleans and fixes the lights on a pole of the famous Gaddhi Baithak ahead of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction, as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A worker cleans and fixes the lights on a pole of the famous Gaddhi Baithak ahead of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction, as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A person takes a photo of the under-construction chariot being built for Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--in the courtyard of Kathmandu Durbar Square ahead of the Indra Jatra festival on September 10, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worshiping festival witnesses singing, mask dance, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari appears publicly on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A worker carves wood to build parts of a chariot ahead of the festival of Indra Jatra in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A worker carves wood to build parts of a chariot ahead of the festival of Indra Jatra in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

The under-construction chariots that will host Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--during the Indra Jatra festival set to start next week are pictured in the courtyard of Kathmandu Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dance, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari appears publicly on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

The under-construction chariots that will host Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--during the Indra Jatra festival set to start next week are pictured in the courtyard of Kathmandu Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dance, and rejoicing with other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari appears publicly on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A child stands next to a chariot under construction for Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--in the courtyard of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024, ahead of the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the festival features singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. The procession in Kathmandu Durbar Square has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction, as Goddess Kumari appears publicly on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A daily wage worker carrying loads on his back walks past two under-construction chariots that will host Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--during the Indra Jatra festival set to start next week, on September 10, 2024. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole ''Lingo'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dance, and other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction as Goddess Kumari appears publicly on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

A general view of the newly painted and cleaned Gaddhi Baithak, an ancient meeting hall used by former kings and queens, is pictured ahead of the Indra Jatra Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024. Beside the ancient hall, chariots hosting Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--are being constructed for the Indra Jatra festival. Chariots are built for Nepal's living gods to tour them around the city during the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the marathon worship festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. The procession, which takes place in Kathmandu Durbar Square, has the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction, as Goddess Kumari publicly appears on this particular day.

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10 September 2024

Children walk past a chariot under construction for Nepal's living gods--the Kumari, the Ganesh, and the Bhairab--in the courtyard of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 10, 2024, ahead of the Indra Jatra festival. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rains, is celebrated annually in the Himalayan nation with gaiety and fervor. During the festival, Devraj Indra, the god of rains and good harvest, is worshipped for eight days, starting with the erection of a sacred wooden pole, ''Lingo,'' at the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square. The fourth day of the festival witnesses singing, mask dancing, and other rituals. The procession in Kathmandu Durbar Square features the living goddess Kumari as the center of attraction, as Goddess Kumari appears publicly on this particular day.

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31 May 2024

People are rejoicing across the street from Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on May 30, 2024, moments after a jury finds former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up payments made to conceal information about extramarital sexual encounters from voters in the 2016 election.

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31 May 2024

People are rejoicing across the street from Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on May 30, 2024, moments after a jury finds former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up payments made to conceal information about extramarital sexual encounters from voters in the 2016 election.

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