"Newari community"

#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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#13041227

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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#13041230

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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#13041231

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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#12894560

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894561

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894562

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894563

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894564

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894565

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894566

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894567

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894568

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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#12894569

22 October 2025

A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025.

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