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1 October 2025

A Nepali Hindu devotee offers oil-fed lamps to the Taleju Bhawani on the ninth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025. Taleju Bhawani is brought to the main square of Hanuman Dhoka Durbar on Phulpati day (Monday) and is returned to the main temple on the morning of Bijaya Dashami (October 2). Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

A he-goat is sacrificed in Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, while observing Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

A he-buffalo is sacrificed in Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, while observing Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

A sacrificed he-goat is circumnutated around the ritual ground in Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, while observing Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali girl reacts while playing on a swing during the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali girl reacts while playing on a swing during the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali girl reacts while playing on a swing during the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy reacts while playing on a swing during the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali boy plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali girl reacts while playing on a swing during the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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30 September 2025

A Nepali woman plays on a swing to celebrate the fortnightly festival of Dashain in the outskirts of Bhaktapur, Nepal, on September 30, 2025.

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