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#13230336
23 January 2026
A girl offers butter-fed lamps to goddess Saraswati during the annual festival of Basanta Panchami, also known as Shree Panchami, which Hindus in Nepal mark with pomp and gaiety. This festival marks the start of the spring season and is a special day for students to pray for good grades and knowledge.
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#13230347
23 January 2026
A father assists his daughter in writing the initial alphabets on the wall of the Saraswati Temple, where the Hindu Goddess is worshipped annually for education and knowledge, especially by students of all levels. This event is celebrated annually on Shukla Panchami of the Nepali month, marking the beginning of the spring season. It follows the religious belief that if students worship Saraswati, they will achieve success in their studies. Many parents take their children to a nearby Saraswati Temple on this day to introduce them to alphabets.
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22 January 2026
A small idol of Lord Ganesha immerses in a temple pond, with a large plastic sack nearby, reflecting the environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 22, 2026.
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#13227806
22 January 2026
A small idol of Lord Ganesha immerses in a temple pond, with a large plastic sack nearby, reflecting the environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 22, 2026.
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#13226388
22 January 2026
Residents butcher goats during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo Village, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. This tradition, routinely carried out before the holy month of Ramadan, involves local residents slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, visiting their ancestral graves, and eating together.
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#13226401
22 January 2026
Residents make a pilgrimage to Kiai Ashari's ancestral grave during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. Local residents routinely carry out this tradition before entering the holy month of Ramadan by slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, then visiting their ancestral graves and eating together.
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#13226402
22 January 2026
Residents make a pilgrimage to Kiai Ashari's ancestral grave during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. Local residents routinely carry out this tradition before entering the holy month of Ramadan by slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, then visiting their ancestral graves and eating together.
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#13226403
22 January 2026
Residents make a pilgrimage to Kiai Ashari's ancestral grave during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. Local residents routinely carry out this tradition before entering the holy month of Ramadan by slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, then visiting their ancestral graves and eating together.
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22 January 2026
Residents make a pilgrimage to Kiai Ashari's ancestral grave during the Sadranan tradition at the Sentono cemetery complex in Ngijo, Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java Province, on January 22, 2026. Local residents routinely carry out this tradition before entering the holy month of Ramadan by slaughtering and cooking dozens of goats, then visiting their ancestral graves and eating together.
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#13217502
19 January 2026
An elderly man swims for the Epiphany cross in the Danube River in Beocin, Vojvodina, Serbia, on January 19, 2026.
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#13215548
19 January 2026
Food and hot drinks are distributed after the traditional swim for the cross during the Epiphany celebration on the bank of the Danube River in Beocin, Vojvodina, Serbia, on January 19, 2025.
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#13212054
18 January 2026
Idol-making activities are underway in preparation for the Hindu community's Saraswati Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 18, 2026.
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#13212055
18 January 2026
Idol-making activities are underway in preparation for the Hindu community's Saraswati Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 18, 2026.
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#13212056
18 January 2026
Idol-making activities are underway in preparation for the Hindu community's Saraswati Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 18, 2026.
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#13212057
18 January 2026
Idol-making activities are underway in preparation for the Hindu community's Saraswati Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 18, 2026.
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#13212058
18 January 2026
Idol-making activities are underway in preparation for the Hindu community's Saraswati Puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 18, 2026.
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