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4 December 2025

People gather for religious chanting during the Mawlid celebrations, commemorating the birth of Sayyida Nafisa bint al-Hasan, a woman from the family of the Prophet Muhammad, in Cairo, Egypt, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

People gather for religious chanting during the Mawlid celebrations, commemorating the birth of Sayyida Nafisa bint al-Hasan, a woman from the family of the Prophet Muhammad, in Cairo, Egypt, on December 3, 2025.

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4 December 2025

Two women sit next to the shrine of Sayyida Nafisa during the Mawlid celebrations commemorating the birth of Sayyida Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, in Cairo, Egypt, on December 3, 2025.

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29 November 2025

The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel and Saint Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr is in Krakow, Poland, on November 28, 2025. The church at Skalka provides a view of the monastery from the Vistula River in Cracow.

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26 November 2025

Priests carry the idol of the deity Rato Machhindranath from Bungamati Temple to Ta Bahal Temple in Patan, Nepal, on November 26, 2025, as per ritual tradition. The god alternates between the two temples every six months. After the conclusion of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the deity always returns to Bungamati. This year is particularly significant, as after 10 years, the deity is reinstated in its originally built temple in Bungamati.

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26 November 2025

Priests carry the idol of the deity Rato Machhindranath from Bungamati Temple to Ta Bahal Temple in Patan, Nepal, on November 26, 2025, as per ritual tradition. The god alternates between the two temples every six months. After the conclusion of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the deity always returns to Bungamati. This year is particularly significant, as after 10 years, the deity is reinstated in its originally built temple in Bungamati.

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26 November 2025

Priests carry the idol of the deity Rato Machhindranath from Bungamati Temple to Ta Bahal Temple in Patan, Nepal, on November 26, 2025, as per ritual tradition. The god alternates between the two temples every six months. After the conclusion of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the deity always returns to Bungamati. This year is particularly significant, as after 10 years, the deity is reinstated in its originally built temple in Bungamati.

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26 November 2025

Priests carry the idol of the deity Rato Machhindranath from Bungamati Temple to Ta Bahal Temple in Patan, Nepal, on November 26, 2025, as per ritual tradition. The god alternates between the two temples every six months. After the conclusion of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the deity always returns to Bungamati. This year is particularly significant, as after 10 years, the deity is reinstated in its originally built temple in Bungamati.

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26 November 2025

Priests carry the idol of the deity Rato Machhindranath from Bungamati Temple to Ta Bahal Temple in Patan, Nepal, on November 26, 2025, as per ritual tradition. The god alternates between the two temples every six months. After the conclusion of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the deity always returns to Bungamati. This year is particularly significant, as after 10 years, the deity is reinstated in its originally built temple in Bungamati.

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26 November 2025

Priests carry the idol of the deity Rato Machhindranath from Bungamati Temple to Ta Bahal Temple in Patan, Nepal, on November 26, 2025, as per ritual tradition. The god alternates between the two temples every six months. After the conclusion of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the deity always returns to Bungamati. This year is particularly significant, as after 10 years, the deity is reinstated in its originally built temple in Bungamati.

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25 November 2025

A panoramic view with Basilica of Sacre Coeur de Montmartre in Paris, France on November 12th, 2025.

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25 November 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a morning ritual prayer at the premises of Chiloncho Stupa in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, on November 24, 2025.

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25 November 2025

An old woman offers a morning ritual prayer from a window at the premises of Chiloncho Stupa in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, on November 24, 2025.

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25 November 2025

A Nepalese devotee offers a morning ritual prayer at the premises of Chiloncho Stupa in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, on November 24, 2025.

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25 November 2025

AQABA, JORDAN - OCTOBER 25: A view of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, a prominent Islamic landmark completed in 2012, is seen in Aqaba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan, on October 25, 2025.

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25 November 2025

AQABA, JORDAN - OCTOBER 25: A view of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, a prominent Islamic landmark completed in 2012, is seen in Aqaba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan, on October 25, 2025.

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