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24 October 2025

Rows of sugarcane are on display for sale, which are used as prayer offerings to the Sun God during Chhath Puja, at a market in Kolkata, India, on October 24, 2025.

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24 October 2025

Rows of sugarcane are on display for sale, which are used as prayer offerings to the Sun God during Chhath Puja, at a market in Kolkata, India, on October 24, 2025.

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24 October 2025

Rows of sugarcane are on display for sale, which are used as prayer offerings to the Sun God during Chhath Puja, at a market in Kolkata, India, on October 24, 2025.

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24 October 2025

Rows of sugarcane are on display for sale, which are used as prayer offerings to the Sun God during Chhath Puja, at a market in Kolkata, India, on October 24, 2025.

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24 October 2025

Rows of sugarcane are on display for sale, which are used as prayer offerings to the Sun God during Chhath Puja, at a market in Kolkata, India, on October 24, 2025.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

Colorful mandaps are prepared for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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22 October 2025

A person prepares a colorful mandap for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual.

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6 October 2025

Activists against the sale of sentient beings, specifically those with black or white fur or feathering, demonstrate in the streets of Mexico City's Historic Center in Mexico, on October 5, 2025, due to the risk of their use in rituals or acts of cruelty related to superstitious beliefs or celebrations such as Halloween or other rituals during this month and November.

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6 October 2025

Activists against the sale of sentient beings, specifically those with black or white fur or feathering, demonstrate outside the Pino Suarez metro station in Mexico City's Historic Center on October 5, 2025, due to the risk of their use in rituals or acts of cruelty related to superstitious beliefs or celebrations such as Halloween or other rituals during this month and November.

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6 October 2025

Activists against the sale of sentient beings, specifically those with black or white fur or feathering, demonstrate outside the Pino Suarez metro station in Mexico City's Historic Center on October 5, 2025, due to the risk of their use in rituals or acts of cruelty related to superstitious beliefs or celebrations such as Halloween or other rituals during this month and November.

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6 October 2025

Activists against the sale of sentient beings, specifically those with black or white fur or feathering, demonstrate in the streets of Mexico City's Historic Center in Mexico, on October 5, 2025, due to the risk of their use in rituals or acts of cruelty related to superstitious beliefs or celebrations such as Halloween or other rituals during this month and November.

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6 October 2025

Activists against the sale of sentient beings, specifically those with black or white fur or feathering, demonstrate in the streets of Mexico City's Historic Center in Mexico, on October 5, 2025, due to the risk of their use in rituals or acts of cruelty related to superstitious beliefs or celebrations such as Halloween or other rituals during this month and November.

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6 October 2025

Activists against the sale of sentient beings, specifically those with black or white fur or feathering, demonstrate in the streets of Mexico City's Historic Center in Mexico, on October 5, 2025, due to the risk of their use in rituals or acts of cruelty related to superstitious beliefs or celebrations such as Halloween or other rituals during this month and November.

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