"Hanumandhoka"

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12 November 2025

Fans gather around the trophy of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), which bears a crown of stone from Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, as it is displayed at the premises of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 12, 2025, as part of the trophy entourage. The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) continues the trophy tour in the Valley after completing the tour in different cities of the country. The trophy tour starts from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and then moves to Bhaktapur, Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, and Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. CAN creates the NPL Trophy last year, incorporating a rock from Kalapaththar located in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) area at the top of the trophy to symbolize its height, akin to Mt. Everest.

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12 November 2025

Participants hold the flag of the supporting team as they take part in the Trophy tour of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) in the premises of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) gives continuity to the trophy tour in the Valley after completing the trophy tour in different cities of the country. The trophy tour starts from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and then is taken to Bhaktapur, Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, and Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. CAN makes the NPL Trophy last year, keeping the rock from Kalapaththar located in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) area at the top of the trophy to add value to the trophy as being as high as Mt. Everest.

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12 November 2025

The trophy of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), which bears the crown of stone from Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, is carried through the premises of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 12, 2025, as part of the trophy entourage. The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) continues the trophy tour in the Valley after completing the trophy tour in different cities of the country. The trophy tour starts from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and then proceeds to Bhaktapur, Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, and Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. CAN creates the NPL Trophy last year, incorporating the rock from Kalapaththar located in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) area at the top of the trophy to add value to the trophy as being as high as Mt. Everest.

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12 November 2025

The trophy of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), which bears a stone crown from Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, is on display at the premises of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 12, 2025, as part of the trophy entourage. The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) continues the trophy tour in the Valley after completing the tour in different cities of the country. The trophy tour starts from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and then moves to Bhaktapur, Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, and Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. CAN creates the NPL Trophy last year, incorporating a rock from Kalapaththar located in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) area at the top of the trophy to symbolize its height as being as high as Mt. Everest.

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12 November 2025

The trophy of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), which bears a stone crown from Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, is on display at the premises of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 12, 2025, as part of the trophy entourage. The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) continues the trophy tour in the Valley after completing the tour in different cities of the country. The trophy tour starts from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and then moves to Bhaktapur, Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, and Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. CAN creates the NPL Trophy last year, incorporating a rock from Kalapaththar located in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) area at the top of the trophy to symbolize its height as being as high as Mt. Everest.

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12 November 2025

The trophy of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), which bears a stone crown from Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, is on display at the premises of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 12, 2025, as part of the trophy entourage. The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) continues the trophy tour in the Valley after completing the tour in different cities of the country. The trophy tour starts from Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and then moves to Bhaktapur, Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, and Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. CAN creates the NPL Trophy last year, incorporating a rock from Kalapaththar located in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) area at the top of the trophy to symbolize its height as being as high as Mt. Everest.

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#12818585

2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.

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2 October 2025

Newly appointed Royal Living Goddess Kumari Aryatara Shakya appears for the first time in public after her official enthronement at the historic Kumari Ghar in Hanumandhoka, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, before being taken for ritual worship at Taleju Temple.

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1 October 2025

Members of the Nepal Army in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, perform rituals in Hanuman Dhoka before sacrificing a he-buffalo on Maha Nawami in the Kathmandu Durbar Square premises. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in queue waiting for their turn to enter the Taleju Bhawani Temple on the day of Maha-Nawami in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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