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25 December 2025

People attend a special prayer during Christmas Eve in a cathedral church near Kolkata, India, on December 25, 2025.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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25 December 2025

Decorative lights illuminate a church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025, as Christians observe Christmas Eve ahead of Christmas Day celebrations marking the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches across the Kathmandu Valley hold special prayers and services, while malls and public spaces are adorned with festive decorations, reflecting the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations in Nepal amid a vibrant holiday atmosphere.

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19 November 2025

A Bengali Hindu priest performs special prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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16 October 2025

A Bengali Hindu priest performs special prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on September 28, 2025. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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1 October 2025

A sacrificed he-goat is circumnutated around the ritual ground in Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, while observing Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Members of the Nepal Army in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, perform rituals on Maha Nawami in the Hanuman Dhoka at the Kathmandu Durbar Square premises. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

Members of the Nepal Army in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, perform rituals in Hanuman Dhoka before sacrificing a he-buffalo on Maha Nawami in the Kathmandu Durbar Square premises. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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1 October 2025

A he-buffalo is sacrificed in Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025, while observing Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain. Traditionally falling on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the Nepali month of Asoj according to the lunar calendar, Maha Nawami is marked in the month of October this year. Devotees perform special rituals in honor of Goddess Durga, offering jamara--germinated barley seeds sown on the festival's first day--at various temples and shrines. Additional offerings are also made as part of the celebrations. On Maha Ashtami night, a traditional sacrifice of 54 goats and 54 cows takes place at the main square. It is also on this night that the Kalratri Puja is performed using tantric rituals, symbolizing a prayer for power to govern the state.

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