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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

Members of the Nepal Army in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, perform rituals in Hanuman Dhoka before sacrificing a he-buffalo on Maha Nawami in the Kathmandu Durbar Square premises. 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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15 November 2024

Shiv Shankar, a 66-year-old Indian buffalo herder, stands in front of a dry pit intended for water storage for agriculture as he returns with his water buffaloes across a parched riverbed along the Ganges River amid soaring temperatures in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, on May 15, 2024. Scientists estimate that climate change increases the likelihood of extreme heat in India by 30 times, and the World Bank indicates that India is likely to be among the first places globally where heat waves could surpass the threshold of human survivability.

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11 October 2024

A sacrificial he-buffalo is worshipped during the Maha Nawami procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 11, 2024.

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11 October 2024

Weapons prepared for the sacrifice of a he-goat and a he-buffalo are worshipped ahead of the sacrifice ceremony on the ninth and final day of Nawaratri in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 11, 2024.

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16 June 2024

A man is pouring water as he cleans a sacrificial buffalo for sale at a cattle market, ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on June 16, 2024.

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16 June 2024

A man is pouring water as he cleans a sacrificial buffalo for sale at a cattle market, ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on June 16, 2024.

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28 April 2023

A farmer rides a motorcycle as he carries grass to feed water buffaloes at Stabelan village on April 28, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years.

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28 April 2023

A farmer rides a motorcycle as he carries grass to feed water buffaloes at Balerante village on April 28, 2023 in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years.

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23 September 2022

The US Capitol dome stands behind Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) as he speaks at a rally demanding the Senate pass an assault weapons ban. The rally featured victims, families, and survivors, as well as members of Congress. The event was hosted by March Fourth, an organization dedicated to enacting an assault weapons ban that formed in response to the July 4, 2022 parade shooting that killed 7 and wounded 48 in Highland Park, IL.

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13 July 2022

Congressmam Brad Schneider (D-IL), Representative and resident of Highland Park, IL, has a large orange ribbon pinned on his lapel in memory of victims of gun violence as he waits to speak at a rally and march US Capitol. Demonstrators - including families and survivors of the Uvalde and Highland Park shootings - are demanding a ban on assault weapons and universal background checks for gun purchases. Both of these measures are favored by large majorities of Americans but were excluded from the recent gun legislation.

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13 July 2022

Congressmam Brad Schneider (D-IL), Representative and resident of Highland Park, IL, wears a large orange ribbon on his lapel in memory of victims of gun violence as he speaks at a rally and march against gun violence at the US Capitol. Demonstrators - including families and survivors of the Uvalde and Highland Park shootings - are demanding a ban on assault weapons and universal background checks for gun purchases. Both of these measures are favored by large majorities of Americans but were excluded from the recent gun legislation.

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8 November 2021

A villager is seen on the banks of river Kuakhai as he keeps alert to his Buffalo herd just outskirts of the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar.

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8 November 2021

A villager is seen on the banks of river Kuakhai as he keeps alert to his Buffalo herd just outskirts of the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar.

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15 July 2019

A villager holds his handmade traditional umbrella to protect from the Sun shine and rain as he walks along with his buffalo herd and keep watches them as they are grazzing in the green field just outskirts of the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, India, on 15 July 2019.

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15 July 2019

A villager holds his handmade traditional umbrella to protect from the Sun shine and rain as he walks along with his buffalo herd and keep watches them as they are grazzing in the green field just outskirts of the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, India, on 15 July 2019.

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