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11 April 2024

Royal servants, known as Abdi Dalem, from the Yogyakarta Palace are carrying Gunungan, which is shaped like a mountain and made of sticky rice, sweets, various foods, fruits, and vegetables, during the Grebeg Syawal tradition as part of the Eid al-Fitr celebration at Kauman Great Mosque in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on April 11, 2024. This tradition represents alms given by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to his people in celebration of Eid al-Fitr. It is believed that receiving a part of the Gunungan brings good luck and blessings for the year ahead.

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11 April 2024

Royal servants, known as Abdi Dalem, from the Yogyakarta Palace are carrying Gunungan, which is shaped like a mountain and made of sticky rice, sweets, various foods, fruits, and vegetables, during the Grebeg Syawal tradition as part of the Eid al-Fitr celebration at Kauman Great Mosque in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on April 11, 2024. This tradition represents alms given by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to his people in celebration of Eid al-Fitr. It is believed that receiving a part of the Gunungan brings good luck and blessings for the year ahead.

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11 April 2024

Royal servants, known as Abdi Dalem, from the Yogyakarta Palace are carrying Gunungan, which is shaped like a mountain and made of sticky rice, sweets, various foods, fruits, and vegetables, during the Grebeg Syawal tradition as part of the Eid al-Fitr celebration at Kauman Great Mosque in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on April 11, 2024. This tradition represents alms given by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to his people in celebration of Eid al-Fitr. It is believed that receiving a part of the Gunungan brings good luck and blessings for the year ahead.

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6 April 2024

An Indian child dressed as the Hindu deity Shiva is dancing with others while begging for alms in Siliguri, India, on April 6, 2024, ahead of the 'Charak' ritual observed on the last day of the Bengali calendar year. Hindu devotees are offering various symbolic sacrifices in the hope of gaining Shiva's favor to mark the advent of the Bengali New Year, which falls on April 14.

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6 April 2024

An Indian child dressed as the Hindu deity Shiva is dancing with others while begging for alms in Siliguri, India, on April 6, 2024, ahead of the 'Charak' ritual observed on the last day of the Bengali calendar year. Hindu devotees are offering various symbolic sacrifices in the hope of gaining Shiva's favor to mark the advent of the Bengali New Year, which falls on April 14.

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14 March 2024

A Nepali Buddhist devotee is resting between the idols of Buddha during the procession of Samyak Mahadan at Nagbaha in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 14, 2024. Observed every five years, the Vihars within the Kathmandu Valley are bringing out all the idols of Buddha, followed by thousands of devotees who are queuing to worship and offer alms. This festival has been celebrated in Lalitpur for more than seven centuries, having started from Nepal Sambat 135 or 1015 AD, during the Licchivi Period of Nepal's ancient history.

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14 March 2024

A Nepali Buddhist devotee is smiling as he stands between two idols of Buddha that are being brought to Nagbaha in the ancient city of Lalitpur for the Samyak Mahadan on March 14, 2024. Observed every five years, the Vihars within the Kathmandu Valley are bringing all the idols of Buddha, followed by thousands of devotees who are queuing to worship and offer alms. This festival has been celebrated in Lalitpur for more than seven centuries, having started from Nepal Sambat 135 or 1015 AD, during the Licchivi Period of Nepal's ancient history.

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14 March 2024

A Nepali Buddhist devotee is offering rice grains to the idols of Buddha, which are being brought to the Nagbaha in the ancient city of Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 14, 2024, for the Samyak Mahadan. Observed every five years, the vihars within the Kathmandu Valley are bringing out all the idols of Buddha, followed by thousands of devotees who are queuing to worship and offer alms. This festival has been celebrated in Lalitpur for more than seven centuries, having started from Nepal Sambat 135 or 1015 AD, during the Licchavi Period in Nepal's ancient history.

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14 March 2024

Nepali Buddhist devotees are making offerings to idols of Buddha that have been brought to the Nagbaha in the ancient city of Lalitpur for the Samyak Mahadan on March 14, 2024. Observed at an interval of five years, the Viharas inside the Kathmandu Valley are bringing all the idols of Buddha, followed by thousands of devotees queuing to worship and offer alms. This festival has been celebrated in Lalitpur for more than 7 centuries, having started from Nepal Sambat 135 or 1015 AD, during the Licchavi Period in Nepal's ancient history.

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14 March 2024

Nepali Buddhist devotees are making offerings to idols of Buddha that have been brought to the Nagbaha in the ancient city of Lalitpur for the Samyak Mahadan on March 14, 2024. Observed at an interval of five years, the Viharas inside the Kathmandu Valley are bringing all the idols of Buddha, followed by thousands of devotees queuing to worship and offer alms. This festival has been celebrated in Lalitpur for more than 7 centuries, having started from Nepal Sambat 135 or 1015 AD, during the Licchavi Period in Nepal's ancient history.

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14 March 2024

Nepali Buddhist devotees are making offerings to idols of Buddha that have been brought to the Nagbaha in the ancient city of Lalitpur for the Samyak Mahadan on March 14, 2024. Observed at an interval of five years, the Viharas inside the Kathmandu Valley are bringing all the idols of Buddha, followed by thousands of devotees queuing to worship and offer alms. This festival has been celebrated in Lalitpur for more than 7 centuries, having started from Nepal Sambat 135 or 1015 AD, during the Licchavi Period in Nepal's ancient history.

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14 March 2024

Nepali Buddhist devotees, who are also members of Vihar's around the Kathmandu Valley, are counting the alms offered by devotees during the Samyak Mahadan in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 14, 2024. Shakyas and Bajracharyas from the Newar community are gathering to honor Dipankar Buddha and are participating in giving offerings on the day of Samyak Mahadan, which is celebrated once every five years.

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14 March 2024

Buddhist priests are posing for a photo during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 14, 2024. Shakyas and Bajracharyas from the Newar community are gathering to honor Dipankar Buddha and are participating in giving offerings during the day of Samayak Mahadan, which is celebrated once every five years in Lalitpur.

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14 March 2024

A Buddhist priest is posing for a photo during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 14, 2024. Shakyas and Bajracharyas from the Newar community are gathering to honor Dipankar Buddha and are participating in giving offerings during the day of Samayak Mahadan, which is celebrated once every five years in Lalitpur.

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13 March 2024

Underprivileged Muslim women are receiving a packet of food from a Buddhist monk for Iftar during the holy month of Ramadan at a Buddhist temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 13, 2024.

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13 March 2024

Underprivileged Muslim women are receiving a packet of food from a Buddhist monk for Iftar during the holy month of Ramadan at a Buddhist temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 13, 2024.

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