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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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5 December 2025

The Newar community prepares Yomari food for the Yomari Punhi festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Yomari is a traditional steamed dumpling delicacy of the Newar community in Nepal. It is made from a dough of new-harvest rice flour and typically filled with sweet ingredients like chaku (molasses or brown cane sugar taffy) or khuwa (condensed milk)

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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4 December 2025

The Kirat community wears traditional dress, plays traditional musical instruments, and celebrates the Sakela Udhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. Udhauli is an annual festival that marks the beginning of winter and involves migrating to lower altitudes. It is also a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for a bountiful harvest. The festival includes rituals like Chula puja and Sakela dances, which celebrate the harmony between nature and the Kirat way of life.

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30 November 2025

People light candles around the Red Ribbon and pray for those who lose their lives due to HIV/AIDS on the eve of World AIDS Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 30, 2025

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