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#12699311
31 August 2025
Nepalese devotees and members of the Nepal Army pull the Yonshi (ceremonial pole/Indra Dhwaj), ceremonially cut from the forest in Bhaktapur, from Annapurna Ajima Ason Temple toward Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 31, 2025. The Yonshi is formally raised on Bhadra 19 as per the Nepali calendar at 10:31 AM, after which the eight-day-long Indra Jatra festival officially starts, honoring Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains. The ceremonial pulling begins at 9:52 AM from the temporary site at Bhotahiti.
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#12699313
31 August 2025
Members of the Nepal Army from the Gurju Paltan take part in the procession of pulling the Yonshi (ceremonial pole/Indra Dhwaj) through the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, from Bhotahiti toward Hanumandhoka Durbar Square during preparations for the Indra Jatra festival on August 31, 2025. The Yonshi, ceremonially cut from the forest in Bhaktapur, is escorted along the traditional route with devotees guiding it, some bowing in reverence as it passes. The Yonshi is formally raised on Bhadra 19 as per the Nepali calendar, after which the eight-day-long festival officially starts, honoring Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains.
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#12248833
10 April 2025
Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the chariot-pulling procession of the Biska Jatra Festival in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on april 10, 2025. The Biska Jatra Festival is a week-long festival celebrated in Bhaktapur during the Nepalese New Year celebration.
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#12248842
10 April 2025
Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the chariot-pulling procession of the Biska Jatra Festival in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on april 10, 2025. The Biska Jatra Festival is a week-long festival celebrated in Bhaktapur during the Nepalese New Year celebration.
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#12248843
10 April 2025
Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the chariot-pulling procession of the Biska Jatra Festival in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on april 10, 2025. The Biska Jatra Festival is a week-long festival celebrated in Bhaktapur during the Nepalese New Year celebration.
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#12248856
10 April 2025
Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the chariot-pulling procession of the Biska Jatra Festival in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on april 10, 2025. The Biska Jatra Festival is a week-long festival celebrated in Bhaktapur during the Nepalese New Year celebration.
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#12248857
10 April 2025
Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the chariot-pulling procession of the Biska Jatra Festival in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on april 10, 2025. The Biska Jatra Festival is a week-long festival celebrated in Bhaktapur during the Nepalese New Year celebration.
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#12248858
10 April 2025
Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the chariot-pulling procession of the Biska Jatra Festival in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on april 10, 2025. The Biska Jatra Festival is a week-long festival celebrated in Bhaktapur during the Nepalese New Year celebration.
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#11386520
6 July 2024
An Iranian man is casting his ballot while others are participating in Friday prayers ceremonies at a mosque being used as a polling station, during the second round of Iran's early Presidential elections, in Qarchak, Iran, on July 5, 2024. Iranians are casting their ballots on July 5th to elect the new president of Iran.
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#11385197
5 July 2024
An Iranian cleric is delivering a sermon during Friday prayers ceremonies at a mosque, during the second round of Iran's early presidential elections, in Qarchak, in the south of Tehran, Iran, on July 5, 2024. Iranians are casting their ballots on July 5th to elect the new president of Iran.
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#11202793
2 May 2024
Nepali Hindu devotees are pulling the newly built wheel of the Rato Machhindranath chariot from Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2024. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is the longest-running festival in Nepal, which lasts for months.
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#11202794
2 May 2024
Nepali Hindu devotees are pulling the newly built wheel of the Rato Machhindranath chariot from Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2024. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is the longest-running festival in Nepal, which lasts for months.
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#11202795
2 May 2024
Nepali Hindu devotees are pulling the newly built wheel of the Rato Machhindranath chariot from Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2024. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is the longest-running festival in Nepal, which lasts for months.
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#11202796
2 May 2024
Nepali Hindu devotees are pulling the newly built wheel of the Rato Machhindranath chariot from Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2024. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is the longest-running festival in Nepal, which lasts for months.
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#11202797
2 May 2024
Nepali Hindu devotees are pulling the newly built wheel of the Rato Machhindranath chariot from Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 2, 2024. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is the longest-running festival in Nepal, which lasts for months.
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#3296172
14 October 2018
Iranian boy pulls an Alam during a procession during the Mourning of Muharram religious holiday in Qom, Iran on September 19, 2018. Mourning of Muharram lasts ten days and marks the death of Imam Hussain (grandson of Mohamad) and his family, it is the most important religious holiday for Shia Muslim. Alams are mobile symbolic altars which faithful men carry in a procession. They can weight even 300 kg.
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