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5 November 2025

Guru Nanak Jayanti takes place in Kolkata, India, on November 5, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Hindu priests perform 'arti' or evening prayers at Baluwa Ghat on the banks of the River Yamuna during the Hindu festival of Devotthan Ekadashi in Prayagraj, India, on November 1, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Hindu priests perform 'arti' or evening prayers at Baluwa Ghat on the banks of the River Yamuna during the Hindu festival of Devotthan Ekadashi in Prayagraj, India, on November 1, 2025.

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28 October 2025

A fasting Nepali Hindu devotee offers prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, adjoining the Indian state of Bihar, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

A fasting Nepali Hindu devotee offers prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, adjoining the Indian state of Bihar, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

A fasting Nepali Hindu devotee offers prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, adjoining the Indian state of Bihar, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

A fasting Nepali Hindu devotee offers prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, adjoining the Indian state of Bihar, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

Fasting Nepali Hindu devotees offer prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

Fasting Nepali Hindu devotees offer prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

Fasting Nepali Hindu devotees offer prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

Fasting Nepali Hindu devotees offer prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

Fasting Nepali Hindu devotees offer prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, submerging themselves in the water.

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28 October 2025

Fasting Nepali Hindu devotees offer prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, submerging themselves in the water.

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8 October 2025

Lyrics of devotional bhajans appear on a devotee's mobile phone as participants sing traditional hymns during the annual Narayan Jatra in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, also known as ''Kahi Nabhayeko Jatra Hadigaun Ma.'' Three circular bamboo chariots carry the idol of Lord Narayan and rotate through narrow streets to sustain devotion and community spirit.

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8 October 2025

Locals spin the traditional upside-down chariot of Lord Satya Narayan during the annual Narayan Jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. Held each year immediately after the Dashain festival, the centuries-old Hadigaun Jatra, popularly known as ''Kahi Nabhayeko Jatra Hadigaun Ma,'' which translates to ''A festival found nowhere else but in Hadigaun,'' features three circular bamboo structures with the idol of Lord Narayan mounted on top. These structures rotate through the narrow streets to celebrate devotion and community spirit in the historic neighborhood of Hadigaun.

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8 October 2025

Locals spin the traditional upside-down chariot of Lord Satya Narayan during the annual Narayan Jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. Held each year immediately after the Dashain festival, the centuries-old Hadigaun Jatra, popularly known as ''Kahi Nabhayeko Jatra Hadigaun Ma,'' which translates to ''A festival found nowhere else but in Hadigaun,'' features three circular bamboo structures with the idol of Lord Narayan mounted on top. These structures rotate through the narrow streets to celebrate devotion and community spirit in the historic neighborhood of Hadigaun.

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