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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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21 October 2025

Girls wield bamboo sticks during an event to demonstrate self-defense skills as part of the celebration of the Hindu festival of Kali Puja outside a ''pandal,'' a decorated structure, in Kolkata, India, on October 21, 2025. Kali is a Hindu goddess who represents the opposing forces of creation and destruction, death and rebirth, and time

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21 October 2025

Girls wield bamboo sticks during an event to demonstrate self-defense skills as part of the celebration of the Hindu festival of Kali Puja outside a ''pandal,'' a decorated structure, in Kolkata, India, on October 21, 2025. Kali is a Hindu goddess who represents the opposing forces of creation and destruction, death and rebirth, and time

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21 October 2025

Girls wield bamboo sticks during an event to demonstrate self-defense skills as part of the celebration of the Hindu festival of Kali Puja outside a ''pandal,'' a decorated structure, in Kolkata, India, on October 21, 2025. Kali is a Hindu goddess who represents the opposing forces of creation and destruction, death and rebirth, and time

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2 November 2024

A family member starts the Mha: Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, on November 2, 2024. Mha: Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual is a celebration of the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge.

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2 November 2024

A family member starts the Mha: Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, on November 2, 2024. Mha: Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual is a celebration of the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge.

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2 November 2024

A family member prepares manda for the Mha Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. Mha Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual celebrates the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge.

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2 November 2024

A family member prepares manda for the Mha Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. Mha Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual celebrates the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge.

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2 November 2024

A family member prepares manda for the Mha Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. Mha Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual celebrates the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge.

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2 November 2024

A family member prepares manda for the Mha Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. Mha Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual celebrates the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge.

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1 November 2024

A family member celebrates the Mha: Puja festival, which means worshipping oneself or the body, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Mha: Puja is conducted on the fourth day of the five-day Tihar festival, especially by the Newa: community.

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1 November 2024

A family member celebrates the Mha: Puja festival, which means worshipping oneself or the body, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Mha: Puja is conducted on the fourth day of the five-day Tihar festival, especially by the Newa: community.

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