"Chula puja"

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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12 April 2020

Tamil Hindu priests perform special prays as they bathe a large stone idol of the bull Nandi at the Brihadeeswarar Temple (also known as Brihadisvara Temple, Brihadishvara Temple, Big temple, RajaRajeswara Temple, Rajarajeswaram and Peruvudayar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Dravidian architecture built during the Chola period by Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 CE. The temple is over 1000 years old and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the 'Great Living Chola Temples', comprising of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavatesvara temple.

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12 April 2020

Tamil Hindu priests perform special prays as they bathe a large stone idol of the bull Nandi at the Brihadeeswarar Temple (also known as Brihadisvara Temple, Brihadishvara Temple, Big temple, RajaRajeswara Temple, Rajarajeswaram and Peruvudayar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Dravidian architecture built during the Chola period by Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 CE. The temple is over 1000 years old and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the 'Great Living Chola Temples', comprising of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavatesvara temple.

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12 April 2020

Tamil Hindu priests perform special prays as they bathe a large stone idol of the bull Nandi at the Brihadeeswarar Temple (also known as Brihadisvara Temple, Brihadishvara Temple, Big temple, RajaRajeswara Temple, Rajarajeswaram and Peruvudayar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Dravidian architecture built during the Chola period by Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 CE. The temple is over 1000 years old and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the 'Great Living Chola Temples', comprising of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavatesvara temple.

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31 January 2018

Tamil Hindu priest at the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja (Shiva as the lord of dance) and was built in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India. The temple is also a well known site for performance arts, including the annual Natyanjali dance festival held during Maha Shivaratri.

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31 January 2018

Tamil Hindu devotees pray at the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja (Shiva as the lord of dance) and was built in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India. The temple is also a well known site for performance arts, including the annual Natyanjali dance festival held during Maha Shivaratri.

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31 January 2018

Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja (Shiva as the lord of dance) and was built in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India. The temple is also a well known site for performance arts, including the annual Natyanjali dance festival held during Maha Shivaratri.

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31 January 2018

Nataraja Temple complex in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja (Shiva as the lord of dance) and was built in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India. The temple is also a well known site for performance arts, including the annual Natyanjali dance festival held during Maha Shivaratri.

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31 January 2018

Nataraja Temple complex in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja (Shiva as the lord of dance) and was built in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India. The temple is also a well known site for performance arts, including the annual Natyanjali dance festival held during Maha Shivaratri.

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