"symbolically marry"

#13041226

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041227

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041228

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041229

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041230

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041231

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#12055976

15 February 2025

Inside the Latin American Tower in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, several couples symbolically marry to demonstrate their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055977

15 February 2025

A couple attends the Latin American Tower in the capital, on February 14, 2025, to symbolically marry and demonstrate their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights at that place.

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#12055978

15 February 2025

Inside the Latin American Tower in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, several couples symbolically marry to demonstrate their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055979

15 February 2025

Inside the Latin American Tower in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, several couples symbolically marry to demonstrate their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055980

15 February 2025

A panoramic view from the 35th floor of the Torre Latinoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, shows several couples symbolically marrying and demonstrating their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055981

15 February 2025

Inside the Latin American Tower in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, several couples symbolically marry to demonstrate their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055982

15 February 2025

A couple attends the Latin American Tower in the capital, on February 14, 2025, to symbolically marry and demonstrate their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights at that place.

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#12055983

15 February 2025

A panoramic view from the 35th floor of the Torre Latinoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, shows several couples symbolically marrying and demonstrating their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055984

15 February 2025

A panoramic view from the 35th floor of the Torre Latinoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, shows several couples symbolically marrying and demonstrating their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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#12055985

15 February 2025

A panoramic view from the 35th floor of the Torre Latinoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 2025, shows several couples symbolically marrying and demonstrating their ''love, affection, and love'' with a wedding in the heights.

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