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  • India Religion
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    India Religion
    Hindu devotees gather around a performer dressed as the Hindu Goddess Kali during the 'Durga Puja' festival in Prayagraj, India, on September 26, 2025. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/NurPhoto)

     

  • India Religion
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    India Religion
    Hindu devotees gather around a performer dressed as the Hindu Goddess Kali during the 'Durga Puja' festival in Prayagraj, India, on September 26, 2025. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
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    Shiva Tandav Rash In Jamnagar
    Children perform the traditional Shiva Tandav Raas during Navratri celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on September 25, 2025, honoring Lord Shiva with devotional dance and music. (Photo by Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Pandal Preparation In Kolkata, India
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    Durga Puja Pandal Preparation In Kolkata, India
    A Hindu priest offers prayers in front of a Goddess Durga idol in a temporary pandal under construction in Kolkata, India, on September 17, 2025, ahead of the Durga Puja festival. The annual Durga Puja festival, which starts on September 28 and ends on October 2, is one of the most popular festivals for Hindus. In Hindu mythology, the Hindu goddess Durga symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil.

    (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

     

  • Vishwakarma Puja Festival In Nepal
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    Vishwakarma Puja Festival In Nepal
    A staff member worships a bus with offerings and festoons while worshiping Vishwakarma during Vishwakarma Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2025. The festival honors Vishwakarma, the divine architect in Hindu mythology, with rituals in factories, workshops, and public spaces where machinery and vehicles are also worshiped. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Vishwakarma Puja Festival In Nepal
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    Vishwakarma Puja Festival In Nepal
    A staff member worships a bus with offerings and festoons while worshiping Vishwakarma during Vishwakarma Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2025. The festival honors Vishwakarma, the divine architect in Hindu mythology, with rituals in factories, workshops, and public spaces where machinery and vehicles are also worshiped. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Vishwakarma Puja Festival In Nepal
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    Vishwakarma Puja Festival In Nepal
    A frame of Lord Vishwakarma is displayed with offerings during Vishwakarma Puja in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 17, 2025. Staff decorate vehicles and machinery in factories, workshops, and public spaces, honoring the divine architect in Hindu mythology. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Kolkata, India
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    Daily Life In Kolkata, India
    A Hindu priest offers prayers to an ambulance to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja, the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery, in Kolkata, India, on September 17, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Kolkata, India
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    Daily Life In Kolkata, India
    A Hindu priest offers prayers to an ambulance to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja, the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery, in Kolkata, India, on September 17, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Pandal Preparation In Kolkata, India
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    Durga Puja Pandal Preparation In Kolkata, India
    A Goddess Durga is seen inside an 83-year-old Durga Puja in a temporary pandal under construction in Kolkata, India, on September 16, 2025, ahead of the Durga Puja festival. The annual Durga Puja festival, which starts on September 28 and ends on October 2, is one of the most popular festivals for Hindus. In Hindu mythology, the Hindu goddess Durga symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
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    Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
    A Hindu Goddess Durga idol is present during a ritual known as Aarti inside the Das residence for the 19-year-old Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
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    Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
    A Hindu priest holds a lamp while praying in front of an idol of Durga during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19-year-old Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
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    Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
    A Hindu priest holds a lamp while praying in front of an idol of Durga during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19-year-old Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
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    Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
    A Hindu priest holds a lamp while praying in front of an idol of Durga during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19-year-old Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
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    Durga Puja Festival In Kolkata
    A Hindu priest holds a lamp while praying in front of an idol of Durga during a ritual known as Aarti inside Das Resident 19-year-old Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

     

  • Durga Puja Pandal Preparation In Kolkata, India
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    Durga Puja Pandal Preparation In Kolkata, India
    Artisans decorate a residential building in Kolkata, India, on September 9, 2025, ahead of the Durga Puja festival. The annual Durga Puja festival, which starts on September 28 and ends on October 2, is one of the most popular festivals for Hindus. In Hindu mythology, the Hindu goddess Durga symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto)

     

  • Pope Leo XIV Presider Over The Canonisation Ceremony Of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
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    Pope Leo XIV Presider Over The Canonisation Ceremony Of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
    In Vatican City, Vatican, on September 7, 2025, priests pray during a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV (not seen) for the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto)

     

  • Pope Leo XIV Presider Over The Canonisation Ceremony Of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
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    Pope Leo XIV Presider Over The Canonisation Ceremony Of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
    In Vatican City, Vatican, on September 7, 2025, priests pray during a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV (not seen) for the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    Members of Dhol Tasha Lezim play a rhythmic tune during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    A woman offers prayers during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 05, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    A woman performs aarti during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    A woman performs aarti during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    A woman performs aarti during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    An adorned idol of Lord Ganesh appears during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 05, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    A Hindu priest performs prayers during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    Prayers are performed during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
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    Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Toronto
    An idol of Lord Ganesh is present as prayers are performed during the Cha Raja Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 05, 2025. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother, Goddess Parvati. The iconic Mumbai Cha Raja is a beloved symbol of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, drawing lakhs of devotees each year in a celebration of faith, unity, and tradition. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • Indrajatra Festival Celebration In Kathmandu Nepal
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    Indrajatra Festival Celebration In Kathmandu Nepal
    Nepal's living Goddess Kumari, Trishna Shakya, performs rituals as she ascends on the chariot for a procession around the city as part of the Indra Jatra celebration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Indrajatra Festival Celebration In Kathmandu Nepal
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    Indrajatra Festival Celebration In Kathmandu Nepal
    Nepal's living Goddess Kumari, Trishna Shakya, performs rituals as she ascends on the chariot for a procession around the city as part of the Indra Jatra celebration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Indrajatra Festival Celebration In Kathmandu Nepal
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    Indrajatra Festival Celebration In Kathmandu Nepal
    Nepal's living god Ganesh is brought in a palanquin to the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 6, 2025, for his ascension on the chariot to embark on a tour of the city as part of the Indra Jatra Festival celebration. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

  • Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
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    Kumari Puja In Kathmandu, Nepal
    A girl dressed as a living goddess 'Kumari' poses for a photograph before taking part in the 'Kumari Puja' rituals at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. In their pre-pubescent years, the girls are worshiped annually in the Himalayan nation as earthly incarnations of divine feminine energy, manifestations of the goddess known as Taleju, the Nepalese name for Goddess Durga. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

     

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