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24 January 2022

Several young people participate in the game called Palo Ensebado or Cucaña, played in the streets of San Antonio Culhuacán in Mexico City to celebrate the patron saint of animals, San Antonio Abad, which took place during the COVID-19 health emergency and the return to the yellow epidemiological traffic light after the increase in coronavirus infections in the capital. This game originated in Naples, Italy, in the 16th century. In its Mexican version, it consists of organising a team of people of different complexions to obtain the prizes that are placed at the top of a stick smeared with lard, the winner being the person who manages to reach the top.

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#7683376

24 January 2022

Several young people participate in the game called Palo Ensebado or Cucaña, played in the streets of San Antonio Culhuacán in Mexico City to celebrate the patron saint of animals, San Antonio Abad, which took place during the COVID-19 health emergency and the return to the yellow epidemiological traffic light after the increase in coronavirus infections in the capital. This game originated in Naples, Italy, in the 16th century. In its Mexican version, it consists of organising a team of people of different complexions to obtain the prizes that are placed at the top of a stick smeared with lard, the winner being the person who manages to reach the top.

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#7683378

24 January 2022

Several young people participate in the game called Palo Ensebado or Cucaña, played in the streets of San Antonio Culhuacán in Mexico City to celebrate the patron saint of animals, San Antonio Abad, which took place during the COVID-19 health emergency and the return to the yellow epidemiological traffic light after the increase in coronavirus infections in the capital. This game originated in Naples, Italy, in the 16th century. In its Mexican version, it consists of organising a team of people of different complexions to obtain the prizes that are placed at the top of a stick smeared with lard, the winner being the person who manages to reach the top.

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#7580436

31 December 2021

Idol of the Hindu God Lord Ganesha at the Hanuman Tok Mandir near the city of Gangtok in Sikkim, India. Behind are the images of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati on a decorative tile.

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#7580312

31 December 2021

Worshippers offer prayers after the sacrifice of a chicken at the ancient Bhairab Nath Temple (Bhairav Nath Temple) at Taumadhi Square in the historic city of Bhaktapur in Nepal. The Bhairab Nath Temple was constructed around the year 1542 AD by King Jagat Jyoti Malla on a modest scale. It was later remodeled by King Bhupatindra Malla into what it is now a three-storied temple. This temple is dedicated to Lord Bhairab, the dreadful aspect of Lord Shiva.

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#7580314

31 December 2021

Worshippers offer prayers after the sacrifice of a chicken at the ancient Bhairab Nath Temple (Bhairav Nath Temple) at Taumadhi Square in the historic city of Bhaktapur in Nepal. The Bhairab Nath Temple was constructed around the year 1542 AD by King Jagat Jyoti Malla on a modest scale. It was later remodeled by King Bhupatindra Malla into what it is now a three-storied temple. This temple is dedicated to Lord Bhairab, the dreadful aspect of Lord Shiva.

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#7462550

30 November 2021

Smoke from a body being cremated seen amongst the many chaityas and other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath, Nepal. In the background smoke rises from the cremation ghats as a body is cremated by the bank of the Bagmati River. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7462552

30 November 2021

Smoke from a body being cremated seen amongst the many chaityas and other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath, Nepal. In the background smoke rises from the cremation ghats as a body is cremated by the bank of the Bagmati River. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7462548

30 November 2021

Relatives wait at a funeral pyre along the bank of the Bagmati River for a body to finish burning during a cremation at Pashupatinath in Nepal. According to Hindu religion and traditions the dead must be cremated. To burn a body fully takes an estimated 4 hours and hundreds of kilos of wood using butter as fuel. Along the Bagmati River next to the Pashupatinath Temple complex are ten allocated spaces for cremation and all day funerals are being held. The bodies are cremated according to custom and the ashes and remains are swept into the holy waters. The Bagmati runs into the Ganges further South and is considered equally holy to Hindus.

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#7462528

30 November 2021

Elderly temple custodian sits in the doorway of an ancient Buddhist temple in the medieval city of Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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#7324224

3 November 2021

Chaityas in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#7324228

3 November 2021

Chaityas stand amongst other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple served as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, Nepal is a secular country. The temple is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams (Holy Abodes of Shiva on the continent). Hindus alone are allowed to enter the temple premises.

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#7324250

3 November 2021

Painting of Lord Ganesha in the ancient medieval city of Bhaktapur in Nepal, on December 08, 2011

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#7182894

6 October 2021

Many chaityas stand amongst other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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6 October 2021

Many chaityas stand amongst other buildings in the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath in Nepal, on December 05, 2011. The complex at Pashupatinath is the holiest Hindu site in Nepal.

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#6986460

23 August 2021

Young boy sells marigold flowers and marigold garlands for pooja (religious prayers) at the Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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