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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Sun God on the bank of the Brahmaputra River on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Sun God on the bank of the Brahmaputra River on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the Sun God on the bank of the Brahmaputra River on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Sun God on the bank of the Brahmaputra River on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Hindus Celebrate Chhath Puja Festival In India
Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Brahmaputra River to offer prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath Puja in Guwahati, India, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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India Religion
Vendors arrange bananas and turmeric as they sell them while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market for the upcoming Chhath Puja Festival or worship of the sun, in Siliguri, India, on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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Chhath Puja 2025
Vendors sell bamboo baskets while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market for the upcoming Chhath Puja Festival in Siliguri, India, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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Chhath Puja 2025
Vendors sell bamboo baskets while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market for the upcoming Chhath Puja Festival in Siliguri, India, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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Chhath Puja 2025
Vendors sell bamboo baskets while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market for the upcoming Chhath Puja Festival in Siliguri, India, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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Chhath Puja 2025
Vendors sell bamboo baskets while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market for the upcoming Chhath Puja Festival in Siliguri, India, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
An ethnic Chinese Thai devotee lights up coil incense on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
An ethnic Chinese Thai devotee lights up coil incense on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Ethnic Chinese Thai people pray during the vegetarian festival celebration at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival runs from October 21 to 29, and worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
People buy vegetarian food on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Lion Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
A vendor prepares vegetarian foods for sale on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
People buy vegetarian food on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
An ethnic Chinese Thai devotee lights up coil incense on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Dancers perform the Dragon Dance to honor Chinese deities on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, sees worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
An ethnic Chinese Thai devotee lights up coil incense on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival, which runs from October 21 to 29, involves worshippers refraining from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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Vegetarian Festival In Bangkok 2025.
Ethnic Chinese Thai people pray during the vegetarian festival celebration at Joe Sue Kung Shrine Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20, 2025. The Vegetarian Festival runs from October 21 to 29, and worshippers refrain from eating animal products over the nine days to coincide with the celebration of the nine Chinese Emperor Gods. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) -
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India Chhath Puja Festival 2025
A female vendor sells bamboo baskets while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market area for the upcoming Chhath Puja festival in Siliguri, India, on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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India Chhath Puja Festival 2025
A female vendor sells bamboo baskets while devotees and worshippers purchase them at a roadside market area for the upcoming Chhath Puja festival in Siliguri, India, on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/NurPhoto) -
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Jews Celebrate The Grand Opening The New Synagogue
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance the horah while carrying the Torah outside a newly built synagogue in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on October 12, 2025. The Torah scrolls are brought for the grand opening of the new synagogue and are brought inside the synagogue for the first time following the procession and celebration. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Jews Celebrate The Grand Opening The New Synagogue
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man carries the Torah outside a newly built synagogue in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on October 12, 2025. The Torah scrolls are brought for the grand opening of the new synagogue and will be brought inside the synagogue for the first time following the procession and celebration. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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Senior Couple Entering Church
A senior couple walks up the steps to enter a church in Fulda, Hesse, Germany, on October 12, 2025. The image shows elderly parishioners arriving for service or prayer. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Bucharest
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – OCTOBER 10:
People queue for confession inside a temporary church near the entrance to the People’s Salvation Cathedral, a structure used for services while the main cathedral was under construction, in Bucharest, Romania, on October 10, 2025.
The new cathedral is scheduled for official opening on October 26, 2025, with a historic consecration ceremony led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Patriarch Daniel of Romania. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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Hadigaun Jatra: A Unique Festival In Nepal Where The Chariot Of Hindu God Is Turned Upside Down That Too Without Wheels
Nepali Hindu devotees spin the upside-down chariot of the Hindu god Satyanarayan during the ancient Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there is no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
