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  • Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
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    Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
    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. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
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    Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
    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. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
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    Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
    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. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
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    Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
    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. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
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    Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
    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. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
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    Newa Community Girls Take Part In The Traditional Bel Bibaha Ceremony In Lalitpur, Nepal
    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. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Mha Puja Festival In Nepal
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    Mha Puja Festival In Nepal
    A person prepares a colorful mandap for the Mha Puja festival, a ritual of self-worship celebrated by the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. Mha Puja, observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival and the New Year according to the Nepal Sambat calendar, is performed to purify and empower the self, seeking prosperity, longevity, and spiritual well-being. During the ritual, each family member sits before an intricately made mandap -- a sacred design created on the floor using lentils, rice flour, flowers, and oil lamps -- symbolizing the soul and inner energy of the individual. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal: Sambat New Year Celebration
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    Nepal: Sambat New Year Celebration
    October 22, 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal: People from the Newar ethnic community play traditional music during a cultural rally in celebration of the New Year 1146 of the Nepal Sambat calendar in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal Sambat, founded by Shankhadhar Sakhwa, is a national lunar calendar of Nepal which begins every year on 'Mha Puja', the fourth day of the Tihar festival. (Credit Image: © Sunil Sharma/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc.

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newari New Year 1146 Celebrated
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    Newari New Year 1146 Celebrated
    People from the Newar community in traditional attire participate in the celebration of Newari New Year '1146' in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

     

  • Newari New Year 1146 Celebrated
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    Newari New Year 1146 Celebrated
    People from the Newar community in traditional attire participate in the celebration of Newari New Year '1146' in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Nepal Sambat 1146: Newar Community Rally In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A group of Newar community members wears traditional Newari attire and rallies on the occasion of Nhu Daya Vintuna (New Year of Nepal Sambat 1146) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto)

     

  • Nepal: Dashain Festival 2025
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    Nepal: Dashain Festival 2025
    October 7, 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal: Masked dancers portraying deities of the Thecho Navadurga perform an annual ritual dance at the Mulchowk courtyard of Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal. The centuries-old Thecho Navadurga Naach is among the most sacred Newar traditions, performed twice a year during Vijaya Dashami and Kojagrat Purnima. Devotees carry the main goddess and other deities in full ritual attire, masks, ornaments, and sacred khukuris from the Thecho temple to the historic royal courtyard, accompanied by the rhythmic beats and devotional hymns, symbolizing faith and the enduring Newar cultural heritage. (Credit Image: © Safal Prakash Shrestha/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc.

     

  • FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
    August 27, 2018 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - People watch a procession to celebrate Gai Jatra or Cow Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, August 27, 2018. People from the Newar community commemorate the festival to wish peace for their deceased family members from preceding years (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Best of: Bilder des Tages
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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
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Die Bilder der Woche
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    FEATURE - Die Bilder der Woche
    August 8, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A boy dressed as a Hindu Deity taking part in a procession to celebrate Gai Jatra or Cow Festival in Basantapur, Kathmandu, Nepal. People from the Newar community commemorate the festival to wish peace for their deceased family members from preceding years (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Die Bilder der Woche
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    FEATURE - Die Bilder der Woche
    August 8, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A boy dressed as a Hindu Deity taking part in a procession to celebrate Gai Jatra or Cow Festival in Basantapur, Kathmandu, Nepal. People from the Newar community commemorate the festival to wish peace for their deceased family members from preceding years (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl reacts while taking part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl looks on while taking part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl walks to take part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Newar girls react while taking part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Newar girls react while taking part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A mother applies makeup on her daughter before Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl taking part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese Newar girl reacts as she looks on while taking part in Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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    FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
    February 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A mother arranges jewelry of her daughter before Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Bel Bibaha 'Mädchenhochzeiten' in Nepal
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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)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Nepal: Land und Leute
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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
    (c) Dukas