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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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#13030614

27 November 2025

Snow geese fly in formation during sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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#13030615

27 November 2025

Snow geese fly in formation during sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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27 November 2025

Snow geese fly in formation during sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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#13030611

27 November 2025

Snow geese and a duck fly above Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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#13029518

27 November 2025

Thousands of snow geese take flight at sunrise in search of food at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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27 November 2025

Thousands of snow geese take flight at sunrise in search of food at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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#13029520

27 November 2025

Thousands of snow geese take flight at sunrise in search of food at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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27 November 2025

Thousands of snow geese take flight at sunrise in search of food at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The birds migrate from northern Canada and Siberia to the refuge, where they spend the winter. The annual bird migration draws photographers and tourists from around the world.

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