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11 September 2025

Hindu devotees participate in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Hindu devotees participate in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

A statue of Lord Shiva in a chariot is present as Hindu devotees participate in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Hindu devotees participate in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

Members of Shivaraya Pratishan Canada (dhol tasha pathak) play a rhythmic tune as they escort Hindu devotees taking part in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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11 September 2025

A statue of Lord Shiva in a chariot is present as Hindu devotees participate in a Shobha Yatra procession in honor of Lord Shiva in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on September 06, 2025. The procession celebrates the 54-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva that is inaugurated at the Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The statue is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in North America. Shobha Yatra is a vibrant and colorful procession organized by Hindu communities to celebrate significant religious and cultural occasions.

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6 September 2025

A Hindu demon deity, Lakhe, performs a ritualistic dance during the Indra Jatra procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025. The ascension of three living deities--the Kumari, Ganesh, and Bhairab in the form of humans on three different chariots that tour around the city--is an annual festival observed for eight days starting from Bhadra Shukla Chaturdashi of the Nepali month of Bhadra. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra, according to the lunar calendar, is Indra Jatra, which is followed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival is observed to celebrate the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (The Newars) of the Kathmandu Valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues to this day. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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6 September 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees hold the rope to pull the chariot of the living deities during the Indra Jatra procession at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025. The ascension of three living deities--the Kumari, Ganesh, and Bhairab in the form of humans on three different chariots that tour around the city--is an annual festival observed for eight days starting from Bhadra Shukla Chaturdashi of the Nepali month of Bhadra. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra, as per the lunar calendar, is the Indra Jatra, which is followed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival is observed to celebrate the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (The Newars) of the Kathmandu valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues till now. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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6 September 2025

The Nepali Hindu deity Halchowk Bhairav performs a ritualistic dance during the Indra Jatra procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025. The ascension of three living deities--the Kumari, Ganesh, and Bhairab in the form of humans on three different chariots that tour around the city--is an annual festival observed for eight days starting from Bhadra Shukla Chaturdashi of the Nepali month of Bhadra. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra, according to the lunar calendar, is the Indra Jatra, which is followed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival is observed to celebrate the victory of the gods over the demons to release Jayanta, the son of Lord Indra. It is believed that Lord Indra comes to the earth to collect white flowers for his mother but is caught by the locals (The Newars) of the Kathmandu valley and kept bound. After Lord Indra's mother, Jayanta, comes and discloses his identity, a procession takes place, which continues until now. Indra, the god of rain, is worshiped in this festival primarily celebrated by the Newar communities following both Hinduism and Buddhism.

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