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17 July 2025

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 25, 2025.

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17 July 2025

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 25, 2025.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in the Pesiraman area of Pura Dalem Pingit at Pesiraman Waterfall in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on February 9, 2025. Banyu Pinaruh is a self-cleansing ritual performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrating Saraswati Day, a day to worship a goddess of knowledge. Devotees bathe in holy water from a spring, waterfall, or other source believed to have the cleansing power to purify. The ritual is a symbolic and literal cleansing of the body and soul, aimed at preventing misfortune, disease, or harm caused by daily activities and sins.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in the Pesiraman area of Pura Dalem Pingit at Pesiraman Waterfall in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on February 9, 2025. Banyu Pinaruh is a self-cleansing ritual performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrating Saraswati Day, a day to worship a goddess of knowledge. Devotees bathe in holy water from a spring, waterfall, or other source believed to have the cleansing power to purify. The ritual is a symbolic and literal cleansing of the body and soul, aimed at preventing misfortune, disease, or harm caused by daily activities and sins.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in the Pesiraman area of Pura Dalem Pingit at Pesiraman Waterfall in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on February 9, 2025. Banyu Pinaruh is a self-cleansing ritual performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrating Saraswati Day, a day to worship a goddess of knowledge. Devotees bathe in holy water from a spring, waterfall, or other source believed to have the cleansing power to purify. The ritual is a symbolic and literal cleansing of the body and soul, aimed at preventing misfortune, disease, or harm caused by daily activities and sins.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in the Pesiraman area of Pura Dalem Pingit at Pesiraman Waterfall in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on February 9, 2025. Banyu Pinaruh is a self-cleansing ritual performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrating Saraswati Day, a day to worship a goddess of knowledge. Devotees bathe in holy water from a spring, waterfall, or other source believed to have the cleansing power to purify. The ritual is a symbolic and literal cleansing of the body and soul, aimed at preventing misfortune, disease, or harm caused by daily activities and sins.

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9 February 2025

Balinese Hindus perform a ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in the Pesiraman area of Pura Dalem Pingit at Pesiraman Waterfall in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on February 9, 2025. Banyu Pinaruh is a self-cleansing ritual performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrating Saraswati Day, a day to worship a goddess of knowledge. Devotees bathe in holy water from a spring, waterfall, or other source believed to have the cleansing power to purify. The ritual is a symbolic and literal cleansing of the body and soul, aimed at preventing misfortune, disease, or harm caused by daily activities and sins.

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#11729303

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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#11729304

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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#11729305

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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#11729306

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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#11729307

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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#11729308

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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#11729310

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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