"enduring symbol"

#13041226

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041227

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041228

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041229

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041230

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041231

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#12961322

7 November 2025

A view of the iconic Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico, on november 06, 2025. The golden statue is a 36-meter-high landmark along Paseo de la Reforma, one of the city's most famous boulevards, symbolizing Mexico's enduring fight for freedom and national pride. The monument, built to commemorate the centennial of Mexico's War of Independence, becomes a gathering place for celebrations, protests, and moments of national unity.

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#12961324

7 November 2025

A view of the iconic Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico, on november 06, 2025. The golden statue is a 36-meter-high landmark along Paseo de la Reforma, one of the city's most famous boulevards, symbolizing Mexico's enduring fight for freedom and national pride. The monument, built to commemorate the centennial of Mexico's War of Independence, becomes a gathering place for celebrations, protests, and moments of national unity.

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#12961326

7 November 2025

A view of the iconic Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico, on november 06, 2025. The golden statue is a 36-meter-high landmark along Paseo de la Reforma, one of the city's most famous boulevards, symbolizing Mexico's enduring fight for freedom and national pride. The monument, built to commemorate the centennial of Mexico's War of Independence, becomes a gathering place for celebrations, protests, and moments of national unity.

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#12735396

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Polish President Karol Nawrocki addresses the crowd during a ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Nawrocki attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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#12735397

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Polish President Karol Nawrocki addresses the crowd during a ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Nawrocki attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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#12735398

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Polish President Karol Nawrocki addresses the crowd during a ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Nawrocki attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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#12735399

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Polish President Karol Nawrocki addresses the crowd during a ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Nawrocki attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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#12735400

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Former Polish President Andrzej Duda addresses the crowd during a ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Duda attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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#12735376

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Polish President Karol Nawrocki is pictured during a ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Nawrocki attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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#12735378

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: The ceremonial meeting of the Gdansk Regional Board of NSZZ 'Solidarnosc' in the historic BHP Hall on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Nawrocki attended the event to honor the 1980 Gdansk Shipyard workers’ strikes that led to the Gdansk Agreement and the creation of Solidarity, commemorating the enduring impact of Poland’s democratic and labor movement.

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