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24 December 2025

A Nepali Christian child poses for a photo at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, which becomes the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. However, they share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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24 December 2025

A Nepali Christian child poses for a photo at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, which becomes the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. However, they share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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28 October 2025

A couple with their son reflects in a window on October 28, 2025.

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28 October 2025

A couple with their son reflects in a window on October 28, 2025.

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27 September 2025

A Nepali child plays a traditional instrument as he marches towards the Shikali ground to observe the annual ''Shikali Jatra'' festival in Khokana, Lalitpur, on September 27, 2025. Masked dancers in the form of various Hindu deities take flights in the air as they tour around the temple of ''Shikali.'' It is an age-old tradition celebrated in Khokana as a substitution for the fortnightly festival of Dashain. A medieval Newari heritage village in the Southern Kathmandu Valley, Khokana observes Shikali Jatra for 5 days, dedicating it to the goddess ''Shikali,'' who is also known as ''Ajima'' or Mother Goddess. Gods and goddesses in human form take flights as they tour around the Sikali temple, which is located on a grassy hill just outside the village. It starts with Goddess Rudrayani or Shikali being carried in a wooden chariot throughout the village and rested in front of the temple in Khokana along with various religious copper vessels. The Jatra witnesses ''Tantric'' rituals along with masked dances garbed in colorful attires during the festival, representing 14 gods and goddesses of the Hindu Pantheon. Priests clad in white robes along with 14 masked deities come together to perform dances. It is believed that the goddess protects their town from misfortunes and prevents calamities, and it is regarded as an occasion for the farmers to rejoice in the post-harvest season. The dances shown during the Jatra are based on various religious beliefs and perceptions.

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19 September 2025

A Nepali child, along with her guardian, holds a placard reading ''Establish peace'' during a rally organized on the occasion of Constitution Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 19, 2025. The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is promulgated on September 20, 2015 (Ashoj 3, 2072 BS) by the Constituent Assembly, as an achievement of the Nepali people's seven-decade-long struggle, sacrifices, and popular movements. The Constitution of Nepal, consisting of 35 parts, 308 articles, and 9 schedules, embraces federal democratic republic, inclusive democracy, proportional inclusive representation, secularism, and other principles. The Constitution is committed to building a prosperous nation based on democratic values and norms, with a dedication to socialism.

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6 September 2025

The Living Goddess Kumari observes the Majipa Lakhey dance from her chariot during the opening day of the chariot procession of the Indra Jatra festival at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025. The encounter of the child goddess and the guardian demon is a symbolic highlight of the event. The eight-day celebration honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain.

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26 August 2025

A woman sits with a child on a sidewalk as a man walks past in Mumbai, India, on August 26, 2025.

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26 August 2025

A child sits on a man's shoulders as devotees gather with smartphones to witness the unveiling of the GSB Seva Mandal's Ganesh idol during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Mumbai, India, on August 25, 2025.

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6 July 2025

A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim child looks on during a religious procession on the tenth day of Ashura in the Islamic month of Muharram in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 6, 2025. The mourning of Muharram is a set of rituals in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussain, who is killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD.

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17 June 2025

Two boys look out the window of a regional passenger train at a car transporter loaded with newly produced cars in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on June 17, 2025. The freight train, operated by MISPED AML, carries the cars as part of the German automobile industry's rail logistics network.

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1 June 2025

A Nepali child holds a handful of live haystacks as he participates in the procession welcoming Rato Machhindranath back to his home after the completion of Bhoto Jatra in Bungmati, Lalitpur, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession started, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak developed an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistook a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brought him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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16 May 2025

A child and an adult observe a large model railroad display of Prague Central Station in the main hall in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 12, 2025. The detailed miniature recreates the historic railway station and its surroundings with trains, buildings, and figures, drawing attention from passengers and visitors.

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16 May 2025

A young boy walks along a polished stone corridor, touching the marble wall as light filters through decorative patterned glass in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 10, 2025.

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13 May 2025

The Black Cobra Pepper, also known as Goat Weed Pepper, is a small, narrow, and extremely hot black chili often used in cooking, sauces, and marinades. It adds a unique flavor and heat to various dishes. A variety of Capsicum annuum, the Black Cobra Pepper originates from Venezuela and is celebrated for its crunchy texture, distinctive flavor, and versatility. A Black Cobra Pepper (or Goat Weed Pepper) plant was observed bearing flowers and fruits in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 12, 2025.

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13 May 2025

The Black Cobra Pepper, also known as Goat Weed Pepper, is a small, narrow, and extremely hot black chili often used in cooking, sauces, and marinades. It adds a unique flavor and heat to various dishes. A variety of Capsicum annuum, the Black Cobra Pepper originates from Venezuela and is celebrated for its crunchy texture, distinctive flavor, and versatility. A Black Cobra Pepper (or Goat Weed Pepper) plant was observed bearing flowers and fruits in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 12, 2025.

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