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#13046181

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#13046182

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#13046183

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#13046184

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#13046185

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#13046186

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#13046187

1 December 2025

Artists from various states perform during a procession ahead of the ten-day 32nd Rashtriya Shilp Mela (craft fair) organized by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) in Prayagraj, India, on December 1, 2025.

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#12945868

4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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#12945870

4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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#12945873

4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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#12945916

4 November 2025

NARSINGH performs a ritual dance during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu appears in half-man, half-lion form to protect PRAHLAD and destroy HIRANYAKASHYAPU without violating Brahma’s boon. The movements symbolize divine power, cosmic justice, and the triumph of good over evil, forming the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama.

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#12945922

4 November 2025

NARSINGH touches and kills HIRANYAKASHYAPU during the eighth day of the Kartik Naach at Kartik Dabali, Patan Durbar Square, in Patan, Nepal, on November 3, which extends into November 4. Lord Vishnu, in his half-man, half-lion form, emerges from the pillar at twilight to protect his devotee PRAHLAD. Using his divine strength and claws, NARSINGH strikes down the tyrant king, fulfilling Brahma’s boon while restoring dharma. The scene symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and forms the climax of the ten-day traditional dance-drama dating back to the 17th-century Malla period.

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#12821424

2 October 2025

Maharaja Naba Krishna starts Durga Puja in 1757 at Sovabazar Royal Palace. An idol of Goddess Durga is uploaded onto two boat middies for immersion in the Ganga River in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025. The ten-day-long Hindu festival Durga Puja ends with immersion on Thursday.

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#12821425

2 October 2025

Maharaja Naba Krishna starts Durga Puja in 1757 at Sovabazar Royal Palace. An idol of Goddess Durga is uploaded onto two boat middies for immersion in the Ganga River in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025. The ten-day-long Hindu festival Durga Puja ends with immersion on Thursday.

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#12821427

2 October 2025

Maharaja Naba Krishna starts Durga Puja in 1757 at Sovabazar Royal Palace. An idol of Goddess Durga is uploaded onto two boat middies for immersion in the Ganga River in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025. The ten-day-long Hindu festival Durga Puja ends with immersion on Thursday.

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#12821429

2 October 2025

Maharaja Naba Krishna starts Durga Puja in 1757 at Sovabazar Royal Palace. An idol of Goddess Durga is uploaded onto two boat middies for immersion in the Ganga River in Kolkata, India, on October 2, 2025. The ten-day-long Hindu festival Durga Puja ends with immersion on Thursday.

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