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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
July 18, 2018 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A boy smiles as he swims among the algae in a local pond on a hot Summer day in Bhaktapur, Nepal (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Best of: Bilder des Tages
People play traditional musical instruments during the celebration of Sindoor Jatra Festival at Thimi in Bhaktapur. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepali New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press) - pacific0110929.JPG//PACIFICPRESS_xyz00000905_000002/Credit:Archana Shrestha/PACIFIC /SIPA/1804161604 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00854778
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
April 10, 2018 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A stuntman gestures as he display his skills during the 'Well of Death' spectacle at a fair in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
January 31, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Hindu devotees rolling procession around the Hanumante River during Last Day of Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River, Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
January 31, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Hindu devotees takes holy Bath during Last Day of Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Hanumante River, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
December 15, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - LALIT PRAJAPATI, 72 yrs, making Piggy Bank clay pot on his workshop at Pottery Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Friday, December 15, 2017. Nepalese Potter works on their small scale traditional pottery making industry in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Bhaktapur is an ancient town in the Kathmandu Valley and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its rich culture, temples, and wood, metal and stone artwork (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - DIE BESTEN BILDER DER WOCHE
June 29, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Farmers splash mud towards each other to celebrate National Paddy day or Ropai festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Thursday, June 29, 2017. On this day also known as Asar Pandra farmers plant rice and celebrate the day with muddy water activities that marks the beginning of rice crop planting (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Nepal: Stunt Show in Bhaktapur
April 13, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A stuntman display skills on a motorcycle during a fair in Bhaktapur (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
April 10, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese priest reacts from a chariot carrying the idol of deity Bhairab during celebrations of Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. During the festival devotees of eastern and western part of town pull chariots competing in tug of war to commemorate the start of the Nepalese New Year (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
April 10, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese revelers pull a chariot carrying the idol of deity Bhairab during celebrations of Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. During the festival devotees of eastern and western part of town pull chariots competing in tug of war to commemorate the start of the Nepalese New Year (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
April 10, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese revelers pull a chariot carrying the idol of deity Bhairab during celebrations of Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. During the festival devotees of eastern and western part of town pull chariots competing in tug of war to commemorate the start of the Nepalese New Year (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
April 10, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese devotees get the idol of deity Bhairab ready before celebrations of Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. During the festival devotees of eastern and western part of town pull chariots competing in tug of war to commemorate the start of the Nepalese New Year (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
April 10, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese people sit under an historic temple to watch the chariot procession carrying the idol of deity Bhairab during celebrations of Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. During the festival devotees of eastern and western part of town pull chariots competing in tug of war to commemorate the start of the Nepalese New Year (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3739/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
A kid playing on the chariot on the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is an eight-day long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3735/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3734/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese devotees observing the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is an eight-day long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3742/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3743/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3737/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3747/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Priest carrying God Bhairab towards the chariot to commence the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is an eight-day long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3753/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3744/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Devotees playing traditional instruments during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3756/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_LLLL3738/Credit:Narayan Maharjan / Pacifi/SIPA/1704110812 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00801837
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
April 10, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Nepalese Devotees pulling the chariot of Bhairab during the first day of the Bisket Jatra Festival at Taumadi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 20002620
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Devotees instruct other people to pull the chariot of Lord Bhairav on the first day of celebration of Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur,Nepal. Bisket Jatra is one of the major festival of the city as a tradition in celebration to welcome spring season and Nepali New Year. (Photo by Archana Shrestha / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 20002697
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Devotees pull the chariot of Lord Bhairav on the first day of celebration of Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur,Nepal. Bisket Jatra is one of the major festival of the city as a tradition in celebration to welcome spring season and Nepali New Year. (Photo by Archana Shrestha / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 20002705
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NEWS - Nepal: Bisket Festival in Bhaktapur
Hands of devotees are pictured as they pull the chariot of Lord Bhairav on the first day of celebration of Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur,Nepal. Bisket Jatra is one of the major festival of the city as a tradition in celebration to welcome spring season and Nepali New Year. (Photo by Archana Shrestha / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 20002703
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese Newar girls react before prayers during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl takes part in a prayer ceremony during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl takes part in a prayer ceremony during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl looks on during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl looks on during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl getting her feet smeared with color during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl stands beside her mother during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl stands beside her mother during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl reacts during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Ornaments of a Nepalese Newar girl are pictured during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese Newar girls react before prayers during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
December 4, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese Newar girls offer prayers during Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/25/2016) Pooja ceremony at Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu valley in Nepal (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844600
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/24/2016) People playing Bagh-Chal game at Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Nepal. Bhaktapur listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844594
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/24/2016) Winnowing grain in the streets of Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844589
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/24/2016) Bhairabnath Temple, Taumadhi Tole square, Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage site, Nepal, Asia (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844587
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/24/2016) Local woman transport pots to dry in the sun, Pottery Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844583
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/17/2016) Winnowing grain in the streets of Bungamati, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844536
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/17/2016) A man with a old bicycle and a woman spins wool at the small village of Bungamati, Nepal (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844535
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FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
(7/15/2016) Old Nepali Buddhist Man, portrait, happy, smiling, with cap, facing camera, copy space, outdoor, sunlight. Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 20844513
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REPORTAGE - Bauern in Nepal
May 24, 2016 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepalese farmer winnows wheat in Manohara, Bhaktapur on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Nepals wheat harvest this year is expected to hit a seven-year low as the crop acreage has contracted sharply due to a combination of political and climatic factors (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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