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3 August 2025

Former Governor of the State of New York and New York City Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks to congregants at Hindu Temple Bhuvaneshwar Mandir in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States, on August 3, 2025.

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3 August 2025

Former Governor of the State of New York and New York City Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks to congregants at Hindu Temple Bhuvaneshwar Mandir in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States, on August 3, 2025.

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3 August 2025

Former Governor of the State of New York and New York City Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks to congregants at Hindu Temple Bhuvaneshwar Mandir in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States, on August 3, 2025.

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3 August 2025

Former Governor of the State of New York and New York City Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo sits in a chair and prepares to speak to congregants at Hindu Temple Bhuvaneshwar Mandir in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States, on August 3, 2025.

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29 July 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in a queue waiting for their turn to worship and make offerings to the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. According to belief, the age-old tradition of observing the festival started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was also married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in a queue waiting for their turn to worship and make offerings to the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. According to belief, the age-old tradition of observing the festival started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was also married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in a queue waiting for their turn to worship and make offerings to the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. According to belief, the age-old tradition of observing the festival started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was also married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in a queue waiting for their turn to worship and make offerings to the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. According to belief, the age-old tradition of observing the festival started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was also married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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26 July 2025

A Kawariya holds the national flag on the Red Road in Kolkata, India, on July 26, 2025, during a trip to Tarakeswar. Over 100,000 people wait in a queue, many since Sunday night, to enter the famous Baidyanath Temple when the stampede occurs. During the 'Shravan' month of the Hindu calendar, more than 30 lakh people offer prayers at the temple.

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3 June 2025

Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) devotees wait in queue to offer prayers during a religious festival at Kheer Bhawani temple in Tullamulla Ganderbal, 28 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 3, 2025. Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) devotees attend prayers at the Kheer Bhawani temple, which is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kheer Bhawani. Amid heightened security arrangements and precautionary measures following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam that kills 26 tourists, thousands of pilgrims, including displaced Kashmiri Pandits and visitors from across India, gather at the sacred site to offer prayers and seek blessings.

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1 June 2025

The idol of Lord Rato Machhindranath is installed in a newly built temple in Bungmati, Lalitpur, Nepal, on June 1, 2025, after completing the Bhoto Jatra procession. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machhindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession starts, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak develops an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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12 April 2025

Devotees queue to take prasad at a puja pandal of Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in Siliguri, India, on April 12, 2025.

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12 April 2025

Devotees queue to take prasad at a puja pandal of Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in Siliguri, India, on April 12, 2025.

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7 April 2025

Visitors prepare to enter Chua Phuoc Hai, also known as the Jade Emperor Pagoda, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 7, 2025. The temple is a prominent religious site featuring traditional architecture, ornate carvings, and symbolic decorations.

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8 March 2025

A large golden statue of Lord Buddha stands atop Dalai Hill in Happy Valley, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India, on April 18, 2024. Dalai Hill is located near the Shedup Choepelling Temple, sometimes referred to as the Tibetan Buddhist Temple, which His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama dedicates. Happy Valley is home to a large Tibetan refugee community.

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8 March 2025

A large golden statue of Lord Buddha stands atop Dalai Hill in Happy Valley, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India, on April 18, 2024. Dalai Hill is located near the Shedup Choepelling Temple, sometimes referred to as the Tibetan Buddhist Temple, which His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama dedicates. Happy Valley is home to a large Tibetan refugee community.

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