"Holy Spring"

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27 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees circumnutate the Mata Tirtha Temple located in a hill station on the outskirts of Kathmandu while observing Mata Tirtha Aunsi, or Nepali Mother's Day, on April 27, 2025. Mata Tirtha Aunsi, a festival for mothers, falls in the Nepali first month Baisakh (end of April/early May) when thousands of devotees climb the hill to reach the sacred pond and offer prayers. As a tradition, offspring wake up early in the morning, take a bath, and worship their mothers by giving presents and goodies. Those who do not have their mothers reach Matatirtha in Chandragiri Municipality to pay tribute to the departed souls of their mothers. Devotees, upon reaching the sacred Matatirtha pond, take a holy dip and observe the day by offering alms to the poor. According to the legends, during the rule of cowherds in Nepal, one of the cowherds loses his mother and is so depressed that he goes to make offerings at a water storage pond in the forest. Amazingly, he sees his mother's face appear in the water and accept his offerings. From that day on, this day is known as Mata Tirtha Aunsi, the Nepali Mother's Day. People believe that coming to this place and paying homage on this day brings peace to the departed soul of their mother.

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27 April 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees perform rituals of 'Shradda,' paying religious homage to departed souls on the slope along the Mata Tirtha Temple located in a hill station on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2025, while observing Mata Tirtha Aunsi or Nepali Mother's Day. Mata Tirtha Aunsi, a festival for mothers, falls in the Nepali first month Baisakh (end of April/early May) when thousands of devotees climb the hill to reach the sacred pond and offer prayers. As a tradition, offspring wake up early in the morning, take a bath, and worship their mothers by giving presents and goodies. Those who do not have their mothers reach Matatirtha in Chandragiri Municipality to pay tribute to the departed souls of their mothers. Devotees, upon reaching the sacred Matatirtha pond, take a holy dip and observe the day by offering alms to the poor. According to the legends, during the rule of cowherds in Nepal, one of the cowherds loses his mother and becomes so depressed that he goes to make offerings at a water storage pond in the forest. Amazingly, he sees his mother's face appear in the water and accept his offerings. From that day on, this day is known as Mata Tirtha Aunsi, the Nepali Mother's Day. People believe that coming to this place and paying homage on this day brings peace to the departed soul of their mother.

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24 April 2025

People visit an outdoor farmer's market that sells local produce, with stalls set up under green-and-white striped canopies near the Holy Trinity Church in Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, on April 19, 2025. The chalkboard lists fresh regional greens such as radicchio, spinach, and rucola, while customers browse and chat in a relaxed atmosphere.

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24 April 2025

People attending the Virgin Mary Easter Procession in the Garibaldi Square are seen in Sulmona, Italy on April 20th, 2025. The traditional Easter procession is called ''Madonna che scappa'' (the running Madonna). As the participants run to the statue of the resurrected Christ, on the other side of the square, some doves are released and according to this centenary tradition the direction followed by the doves becomes a good or bad omen to local people for the harvest.

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21 April 2025

Children are wet as they pour water on each other on Dyngus day, the Wet Monday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

Children are wet as they pour water on each other on Dyngus day, the Wet Monday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

Children are wet as they pour water on each other on Dyngus day, the Wet Monday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

Children are wet as they pour water on each other on Dyngus day, the Wet Monday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

Children are wet as they pour water on each other on Dyngus day, the Wet Monday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

Children are wet as they pour water on each other on Dyngus day, the Wet Monday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski on April 21, 2025.

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21 April 2025

People attend the Balneario Olimpico Pantitlan to visit the pools with their families as part of the Saturday of Glory traditions during the Holy Week celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 19, 2025.

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21 April 2025

People attend the Balneario Olimpico Pantitlan to visit the pools with their families as part of the Saturday of Glory traditions during the Holy Week celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 19, 2025.

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21 April 2025

People attend the Balneario Olimpico Pantitlan to visit the pools with their families as part of the Saturday of Glory traditions during the Holy Week celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 19, 2025.

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21 April 2025

People attend the Balneario Olimpico Pantitlan to visit the pools with their families as part of the Saturday of Glory traditions during the Holy Week celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 19, 2025.

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21 April 2025

People attend the Balneario Olimpico Pantitlan to visit the pools with their families as part of the Saturday of Glory traditions during the Holy Week celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 19, 2025.

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21 April 2025

People attend the Balneario Olimpico Pantitlan to visit the pools with their families as part of the Saturday of Glory traditions during the Holy Week celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 19, 2025.

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