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8 January 2026

Archpriest Dmytro Koshka, Rector of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, participates in the water blessing ceremony during the Epiphany celebration in Borodianka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on January 6, 2026

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6 January 2026

Men prepare to jump into the Black Sea waters to compete for catching the crucifix thrown by Varna Orthodox Christian church Metropolitan Ioan on Epiphany Day in Varna, Bulgaria, on January 6, 2026.

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23 October 2025

Hindu devotees celebrate during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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22 October 2025

Hindu devotees collect holy rice during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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20 October 2025

Devotees take blessings from an oil lamp after girls dressed as a Kumari are worshiped by devotees during rituals to celebrate the Hindu festival of Kali Puja at a temple in Kolkata, India, on October 20, 2025. Kali is a Hindu goddess who represents the opposing forces of creation and destruction, death and rebirth, and time.

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19 October 2025

A long exposure shot captures the Kathmandu Valley illuminated with lights on the eve of the Hindu festival of Deepawali/Diwali/Laxmi Pooja as seen from a hill station on the outskirts of the bowl-shaped valley in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. During Tihar, people light earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because Goddess Laxmi emerges bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churn the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark, lighting lamps, candles, and lights to appeal to Goddess Laxmi for blessings. The Pooja is especially performed by the ladies of the family in the presence of all members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Hindu Goddess Laxmi.

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19 October 2025

A long exposure shot captures the Kathmandu Valley illuminated with lights on the eve of the Hindu festival of Deepawali/Diwali/Laxmi Pooja as seen from a hill station on the outskirts of the bowl-shaped valley in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. During Tihar, people light earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because Goddess Laxmi emerges bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churn the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark, lighting lamps, candles, and lights to appeal to Goddess Laxmi for blessings. The Pooja is especially performed by the ladies of the family in the presence of all members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Hindu Goddess Laxmi.

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19 October 2025

A long exposure shot captures the Kathmandu Valley illuminated with lights on the eve of the Hindu festival of Deepawali/Diwali/Laxmi Pooja as seen from a hill station on the outskirts of the bowl-shaped valley in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 19, 2025. During Tihar, people light earthen lamps and candles in their homes for three days while performing Pooja of Goddess Laxmi. It is believed that Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on houses that glow with lights throughout the night. Laxmi Pooja and the worship of the cow are performed on the same day because Goddess Laxmi emerges bearing a lotus along with a divine cow when the Devata (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churn the ocean of milk (Ksheera Sagara), as stated in the Vishnu Purana. On the occasion of Laxmi Pooja, also known as Diwali, people in Nepal and India do not let any nook and corner of the house remain dark, lighting lamps, candles, and lights to appeal to Goddess Laxmi for blessings. The Pooja is especially performed by the ladies of the family in the presence of all members, reciting the Sri Sukta hymn with the offering of coconut, which is believed to appease Hindu Goddess Laxmi.

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