"Masked Bee"

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19 June 2025

A Masked Bee (Hylaeus annulatus) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on June 14, 2025.

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19 May 2025

Hylaeus Is A Species Of Small, Slender Bees (5 To 7 Mm) Known As Yellow-faced Bees Or Masked Bees Are Mostly Black With White Or Yellow Markings On Their Faces And Legs, Have Very Little Hair, And Lack Pollen-collecting Hairs (scopa), Resembling Wasps More Than Bees, Is Drinking Honey From A Small Beautiful Pink Rose Flower At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On May 19, 2025.

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19 May 2025

Hylaeus Is A Species Of Small, Slender Bees (5 To 7 Mm) Known As Yellow-faced Bees Or Masked Bees Are Mostly Black With White Or Yellow Markings On Their Faces And Legs, Have Very Little Hair, And Lack Pollen-collecting Hairs (scopa), Resembling Wasps More Than Bees, Is Drinking Honey From A Small Beautiful Pink Rose Flower At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On May 19, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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2 March 2025

Locals and tourists enjoy the Carnival Parade in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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18 September 2024

Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates 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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18 September 2024

Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates 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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#11581643

18 September 2024

Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates 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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18 September 2024

Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates 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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#11581655

18 September 2024

Masked dancers perform during the celebration of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is the Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates 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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#11581646

18 September 2024

Devotees direct a masked dancer resembling an elephant, locally called Pulukisi, a means of transport for the Hindu rain god Indra during the annual Indra Jatra celebration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2024. Indra Jatra, a festival dedicated to the lord of rain according to Hindu beliefs, is marked in Nepal with fervor and gaiety. The fourth day of the waxing moon in the month of Bhadra (fifth month) according to the lunar calendar is Indra Jatra, which has been observed for a long time. Legends say that the Indra Jatra festival celebrates 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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