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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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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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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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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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#12628732

9 August 2025

Bradley Ihionvien of Peterborough United plays during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Peterborough and Luton Town at London Road in Peterborough, England, on August 9, 2025.

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9 August 2025

Bradley Ihionvien (9 Peterborough United) plays during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Peterborough and Luton Town at London Road in Peterborough, United Kingdom, on August 9, 2025.

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9 August 2025

Bradley Ihionvien of Peterborough United goes forward during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Peterborough and Luton Town at London Road in Peterborough, England, on August 9, 2025.

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26 April 2025

Michael Ihiekwe of Sheffield Wednesday plays during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth at Hillsborough in Sheffield, England, on April 26, 2025.

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16 March 2025

Michael Ihiekwe of Sheffield Wednesday is positioned between Anel Ahmedhodzic and Ben Brereton Diaz of Sheffield United during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United at Hillsborough in Sheffield, England, on March 16, 2025.

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#12160203

15 March 2025

Bradley Ihiobvien of Peterborough challenges Josh Stokes of Cambridge United during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Cambridge United and Peterborough at the Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on March 15, 2025.

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#12160209

15 March 2025

Bradley Ihiobvien (48 Peterborough) controls the ball during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Cambridge United and Peterborough at the Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge, on March 15, 2025.

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15 March 2025

Bradley Ihiobvien of Peterborough challenges Josh Stokes of Cambridge United during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Cambridge United and Peterborough at the Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on March 15, 2025.

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#12160263

15 March 2025

Bradley Ihiobvien (48 Peterborough) challenges Paul Digby (4 Cambridge United) during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Cambridge United and Peterborough at the Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on March 15, 2025.

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#12160455

15 March 2025

Bradley Ihiobvien of Peterborough challenges Josh Stokes of Cambridge United during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Cambridge United and Peterborough at the Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on March 15, 2025.

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