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7 February 2026

Chair Min Bahadur Gurung, wearing a yellow sweater, rides an elevator inside the reopened Bhatbhateni Supermarket in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 7, 2026. The reopening follows months of reconstruction after the store is destroyed during the Gen-Z protests in September 2025.

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7 February 2026

Staff members participate in a Hindu puja ritual during the inauguration of the reopened Bhatbhateni Supermarket in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 7, 2026. The store is reconstructed following its destruction during the Gen-Z protests in September 2025.

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4 January 2026

Nepalese people warm themselves by bonfires to protect themselves from the cold. Due to fog, the cold increases day by day, and the mercury falls further in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 3, 2026.

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20 December 2025

A child and a guardian participate in a unity message rally organized by the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 20, 2025.

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#13041226

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041228

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041229

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#12923424

29 October 2025

The damaged and destroyed walls of the Parliament House are seen nearly one and a half months after the Gen Z anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8 and 9, 2025, on October 29, 2025. The walls and parts of the building are damaged during the demonstrations as protesters demand reforms, transparency, and accountability from the government.

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29 October 2025

The damaged and destroyed walls of the Parliament House are seen nearly one and a half months after the Gen Z anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8 and 9, 2025, on October 29, 2025. The walls and parts of the building are damaged during the demonstrations as protesters demand reforms, transparency, and accountability from the government.

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29 October 2025

The damaged and destroyed walls of the Parliament House are seen nearly one and a half months after the Gen Z anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8 and 9, 2025, on October 29, 2025. The walls and parts of the building are damaged during the demonstrations as protesters demand reforms, transparency, and accountability from the government.

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29 October 2025

The damaged and destroyed walls of the Parliament House are seen nearly one and a half months after the Gen Z anti-corruption protests in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8 and 9, 2025, on October 29, 2025. The walls and parts of the building are damaged during the demonstrations as protesters demand reforms, transparency, and accountability from the government.

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#12915413

27 October 2025

Interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, attends the Chhath Parva festival at Kamalpokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. Karki is appointed as the interim Prime Minister following the Gen Z anti-corruption protests. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where devotees offer prayers to the Sun God for prosperity and well-being.

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#12915414

27 October 2025

Interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, offers argha (ritual offering) to the Sun God during the Chhath Parva festival at Kamalpokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 27, 2025. Karki is appointed as the interim Prime Minister following the Gen Z anti-corruption protests. Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Nepal's Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini, and Madhesh provinces, where devotees offer prayers to the Sun God for prosperity and well-being.

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