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#13102682

16 December 2025

The District Administration launches a major eviction drive in Dhing Revenue Circle to demolish 565 illegal fisheries and restore natural waterways in Nagaon District of Assam on December 16, 2025. During this period, the administration plans to demolish 565 illegally constructed fisheries (ponds) that are created by building bunds and blockages on natural waterways and beels (wetlands). These encroachments severely disrupt the natural flow of water across areas including Bherbheri Beel, Roumari Beel, Magurmari Beel, and others, leading to flooding, damage to villages, roads, and agricultural land.

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#13102686

16 December 2025

The District Administration launches a major eviction drive in Dhing Revenue Circle to demolish 565 illegal fisheries and restore natural waterways in Nagaon District of Assam on December 16, 2025. During this period, the administration plans to demolish 565 illegally constructed fisheries (ponds) that are created by building bunds and blockages on natural waterways and beels (wetlands). These encroachments severely disrupt the natural flow of water across areas including Bherbheri Beel, Roumari Beel, Magurmari Beel, and others, leading to flooding, damage to villages, roads, and agricultural land.

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#13041375

30 November 2025

Villagers watch the demolition of their houses by local authorities during an eviction drive at an alleged illegal residential settlement inside the Lutumari reserved forest area under Kampur revenue circle in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 29, 2025.

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30 November 2025

Villagers watch the demolition of their houses by local authorities during an eviction drive at an alleged illegal residential settlement inside the Lutumari reserved forest area under Kampur revenue circle in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on November 29, 2025.

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#12807153

28 September 2025

Dancers and musicians celebrate the 75th Anniversary Sardana Gathering (Aplec de Sardanes) in front of the Barcelona Cathedral during La Merce Festival 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28, 2025. Participants join hands in large circles to perform the traditional Catalan dance, accompanied by live cobla music, honoring decades of cultural heritage.

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#12807154

28 September 2025

Dancers and musicians celebrate the 75th Anniversary Sardana Gathering (Aplec de Sardanes) in front of the Barcelona Cathedral during La Merce Festival 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28, 2025. Participants join hands in large circles to perform the traditional Catalan dance, accompanied by live cobla music, honoring decades of cultural heritage.

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#12807155

28 September 2025

Dancers and musicians celebrate the 75th Anniversary Sardana Gathering (Aplec de Sardanes) in front of the Barcelona Cathedral during La Merce Festival 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28, 2025. Participants join hands in large circles to perform the traditional Catalan dance, accompanied by live cobla music, honoring decades of cultural heritage.

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#12807156

28 September 2025

Dancers and musicians celebrate the 75th Anniversary Sardana Gathering (Aplec de Sardanes) in front of the Barcelona Cathedral during La Merce Festival 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on September 28, 2025. Participants join hands in large circles to perform the traditional Catalan dance, accompanied by live cobla music, honoring decades of cultural heritage.

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#12698168

31 August 2025

Nepali Hindu women dance in a circle to celebrate the late summer festival of ''Gaura,'' singing songs of faith and struggle in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 31, 2025. The festival, observed for five days and led primarily by women, has roots in ancient scriptures and centers on the worship of Goddess Gaura, also known as Hindu goddess Parvati, and her union with Lord Shiva. The word Gaura refers to Gauri, another name for Goddess Parvati, and there are more than one thousand eight hundred names for her in total. Gaura Parva commemorates Parvati's penance to win Shiva as her husband. It marks the divine marriage between the two deities, an event mentioned in the Himavat Khanda, a segment of the Skanda Purana in Hinduism and several other Puranas. In these accounts, Parvati, the daughter of the Himalaya, worships Shiva through strict fasting. Her devotion eventually results in their union, which devotees continue to celebrate every year. The Manas Khanda section of the Skanda Purana places Gaura's origins in the Himalayan region, specifically among communities in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The festival is most prominently celebrated in Nepal across the far-western districts of Doti, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham, and Bajura. It falls in August or September, depending on the lunar calendar.

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31 August 2025

Nepali Hindu women dance in a circle to celebrate the late summer festival of ''Gaura,'' singing songs of faith and struggle in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 31, 2025. The festival, observed for five days and led primarily by women, has roots in ancient scriptures and centers on the worship of Goddess Gaura, also known as Hindu goddess Parvati, and her union with Lord Shiva. The word Gaura refers to Gauri, another name for Goddess Parvati, and there are more than one thousand eight hundred names for her in total. Gaura Parva commemorates Parvati's penance to win Shiva as her husband. It marks the divine marriage between the two deities, an event mentioned in the Himavat Khanda, a segment of the Skanda Purana in Hinduism and several other Puranas. In these accounts, Parvati, the daughter of the Himalaya, worships Shiva through strict fasting. Her devotion eventually results in their union, which devotees continue to celebrate every year. The Manas Khanda section of the Skanda Purana places Gaura's origins in the Himalayan region, specifically among communities in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The festival is most prominently celebrated in Nepal across the far-western districts of Doti, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham, and Bajura. It falls in August or September, depending on the lunar calendar.

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#12698170

31 August 2025

Nepali Hindu women dance in a circle to celebrate the late summer festival of ''Gaura,'' singing songs of faith and struggle in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 31, 2025. The festival, observed for five days and led primarily by women, has roots in ancient scriptures and centers on the worship of Goddess Gaura, also known as Hindu goddess Parvati, and her union with Lord Shiva. The word Gaura refers to Gauri, another name for Goddess Parvati, and there are more than one thousand eight hundred names for her in total. Gaura Parva commemorates Parvati's penance to win Shiva as her husband. It marks the divine marriage between the two deities, an event mentioned in the Himavat Khanda, a segment of the Skanda Purana in Hinduism and several other Puranas. In these accounts, Parvati, the daughter of the Himalaya, worships Shiva through strict fasting. Her devotion eventually results in their union, which devotees continue to celebrate every year. The Manas Khanda section of the Skanda Purana places Gaura's origins in the Himalayan region, specifically among communities in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The festival is most prominently celebrated in Nepal across the far-western districts of Doti, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham, and Bajura. It falls in August or September, depending on the lunar calendar.

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#12698171

31 August 2025

Nepali Hindu women dance in a circle to celebrate the late summer festival of ''Gaura,'' singing songs of faith and struggle in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 31, 2025. The festival, observed for five days and led primarily by women, has roots in ancient scriptures and centers on the worship of Goddess Gaura, also known as Hindu goddess Parvati, and her union with Lord Shiva. The word Gaura refers to Gauri, another name for Goddess Parvati, and there are more than one thousand eight hundred names for her in total. Gaura Parva commemorates Parvati's penance to win Shiva as her husband. It marks the divine marriage between the two deities, an event mentioned in the Himavat Khanda, a segment of the Skanda Purana in Hinduism and several other Puranas. In these accounts, Parvati, the daughter of the Himalaya, worships Shiva through strict fasting. Her devotion eventually results in their union, which devotees continue to celebrate every year. The Manas Khanda section of the Skanda Purana places Gaura's origins in the Himalayan region, specifically among communities in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The festival is most prominently celebrated in Nepal across the far-western districts of Doti, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham, and Bajura. It falls in August or September, depending on the lunar calendar.

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#12698173

31 August 2025

Nepali Hindu women dance in a circle to celebrate the late summer festival of ''Gaura,'' singing songs of faith and struggle in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 31, 2025. The festival, observed for five days and led primarily by women, has roots in ancient scriptures and centers on the worship of Goddess Gaura, also known as Hindu goddess Parvati, and her union with Lord Shiva. The word Gaura refers to Gauri, another name for Goddess Parvati, and there are more than one thousand eight hundred names for her in total. Gaura Parva commemorates Parvati's penance to win Shiva as her husband. It marks the divine marriage between the two deities, an event mentioned in the Himavat Khanda, a segment of the Skanda Purana in Hinduism and several other Puranas. In these accounts, Parvati, the daughter of the Himalaya, worships Shiva through strict fasting. Her devotion eventually results in their union, which devotees continue to celebrate every year. The Manas Khanda section of the Skanda Purana places Gaura's origins in the Himalayan region, specifically among communities in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The festival is most prominently celebrated in Nepal across the far-western districts of Doti, Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham, and Bajura. It falls in August or September, depending on the lunar calendar.

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#12551219

13 July 2025

Visitors gather around a fountain in front of the ornately painted house facade during the weekly market in Memmingen, Swabia, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Germany, on July 12, 2025.

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#12549645

12 July 2025

People gather around the large fountain at Karlsplatz Stachus in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on July 12, 2025.

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12 July 2025

People gather around the large fountain at Karlsplatz Stachus in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on July 12, 2025.

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