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#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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#13021661

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021662

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021663

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021664

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021665

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021666

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021667

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021669

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021671

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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#13021673

24 November 2025

Students of Nowgong Girls' College perform during the Raas Lila Mahotsov in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 22, 2025.

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