"Mha Puja festival"

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

A person prepares a colorful mandap for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold and makhmali flowers, both widely used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are popularly used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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17 October 2025

Marigold flowers, one of the main flowers used during the Tihar festival, are seen in full bloom on the hills in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025. Locals soon harvest the flowers to make garlands for sale in markets, as they are widely used for decorations during Bhai Puja and Mha Puja. According to locals, the bloom is relatively less compared to last year.

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