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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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#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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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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#12863380

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863379

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863378

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863375

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863376

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863368

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863366

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12863367

15 October 2025

Irish actor Colin Farrell and Chinese-American actress and singer Fala Chen arrive at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Netflix's 'Ballad Of A Small Player' held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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