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6 February 2026

Muslim villagers carry a basket of food to the grave to perform a grave pilgrimage ritual two weeks before the holy month of Ramadan in Sidorejo Village, Cepogo, Central Java, Indonesia, on February 5, 2026. They carry food baskets while praying for their relatives, and after the prayer ritual is completed, they eat together in the graveyard.

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6 February 2026

Hundreds of Muslim villagers perform a grave pilgrimage ritual two weeks before the holy month of Ramadan in Sidorejo Village, Cepogo, Central Java, Indonesia, on February 5, 2026. They carry food baskets while praying for their deceased family members, and after the prayer ritual is completed, they eat together. The ritual is known as Nyadran.

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6 February 2026

Hundreds of Muslim villagers perform a grave pilgrimage ritual two weeks before the holy month of Ramadan in Sidorejo Village, Cepogo, Central Java, Indonesia, on February 5, 2026. They carry food baskets while praying for their deceased family members, and after the prayer ritual is completed, they eat together. The ritual is known as Nyadran.

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6 February 2026

Hundreds of Muslim villagers perform a grave pilgrimage ritual two weeks before the holy month of Ramadan in Sidorejo Village, Cepogo, Central Java, Indonesia, on February 5, 2026. They carry food baskets while praying for their deceased family members, and after the prayer ritual is completed, they eat together. The ritual is known as Nyadran.

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6 February 2026

Hundreds of Muslim villagers perform a grave pilgrimage ritual two weeks before the holy month of Ramadan in Sidorejo Village, Cepogo, Central Java, Indonesia, on February 5, 2026. They carry food baskets while praying for their deceased family members, and after the prayer ritual is completed, they eat together. The ritual is known as Nyadran.

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6 February 2026

Muslim villagers carry a basket of food to the grave to perform a grave pilgrimage ritual two weeks before the holy month of Ramadan in Sidorejo Village, Cepogo, Central Java, Indonesia, on February 5, 2026. They carry food baskets while praying for their relatives, and after the prayer ritual is completed, they eat together in the graveyard.

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22 January 2026

A resident visits the graves of family members, bringing flowers and offering prayers during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.

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22 January 2026

A resident visits the graves of family members, bringing flowers and offering prayers during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.

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22 January 2026

Residents visit the graves of family members, bring flowers, and offer prayers during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.

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22 January 2026

Residents visit the graves of family members, bring flowers, and offer prayers during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.

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22 January 2026

Residents visit the graves of family members, bring flowers, and offer prayers during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.

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22 January 2026

Residents visit the graves of family members, bring flowers, and offer prayers during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.

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#13001805

18 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees flock to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025, on the eve of the Bala Chaturdashi festival, a festival observed for the salvation of departed souls. The devotees camp to stay awake throughout the night, taking care of the lamps on the eve of Bala Chaturdashi, performing this ritual for the salvation of the souls of deceased ones. The festival of Bala Chaturdashi starts from Marga Krishna Trayodashi, the 13th day of the waning moon in the month of Mangsir (8th month according to the Nepali calendar). Devotees who observe this ritual maintain strict fasting, with only one meal that day, and abstain from garlic, onions, fish, eggs, and other food items that are said to be impure. In the evening, they reach the Pashupatinath temple or shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva and chant hymns and prayers to Lord Shiva all night long. They light ''Akhanda Jyoti'' in the name of the deceased souls of their families. The next morning, Marga Krishna Chaturdashi, they take a holy bath and start their journey around the Pashupatinath temple premises, spreading seven kinds of grains along the way.

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18 November 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees flock to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025, on the eve of the Bala Chaturdashi festival, a festival observed for the salvation of departed souls. The devotees camp to stay awake throughout the night, taking care of the lamps on the eve of Bala Chaturdashi, performing this ritual for the salvation of the souls of deceased ones. The festival of Bala Chaturdashi starts from Marga Krishna Trayodashi, the 13th day of the waning moon in the month of Mangsir (8th month according to the Nepali calendar). Devotees who observe this ritual maintain strict fasting, with only one meal that day, and abstain from garlic, onions, fish, eggs, and other food items that are said to be impure. In the evening, they reach the Pashupatinath temple or shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva and chant hymns and prayers to Lord Shiva all night long. They light ''Akhanda Jyoti'' in the name of the deceased souls of their families. The next morning, Marga Krishna Chaturdashi, they take a holy bath and start their journey around the Pashupatinath temple premises, spreading seven kinds of grains along the way.

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#12937378

2 November 2025

A view of candles inside a chapel in the Sierra Madre Sur of Mexico, where dozens of people gather for a Day of the Dead procession with a skull. Each skull is adorned with a candle, and the procession visits homes with altars dedicated to those who have passed away in recent months in Sierra Madre Sur, Mexico, on November 1, 2025.

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2 November 2025

Residents of the Sierra Madre Sur region of Mexico hold a Day of the Dead procession using a skull over 300 years old on November 1 and 2, 2025. They place a candle on top of the skull and visit homes where altars are set up to honor those who have died in recent months.

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