"Lion Dance"

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4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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4 November 2025

NARSINGH touches and kills HIRANYAKASHYAPU during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu, in his half-man, half-lion form, emerges from the pillar at twilight to protect his devotee PRAHLAD. Using his divine strength and claws, NARSINGH strikes down the tyrant king, fulfilling Brahma’s boon while restoring dharma. The scene symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and forms the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama dating back to the 17th-century Malla period.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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20 October 2025

Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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28 August 2025

Festival host Emanuela Fanelli attend the ''La Grazia'' red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

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