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Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Kathmandu, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Nepalese gathered Thursday to celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival despite the government's request of no gatherings of more than 25 persons due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially among the Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival, devotees will carry a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each other's faces. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHILE SMEARING VERMILION COLOUR POWDER DURING THE 'SINDOOR JATRA' FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL IN THIMI, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Amritsar, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA).- Sikh devotees celebrated Tuesday the Vaisakhi festival which marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year by visiting the Golden Temple with a lot of them disregarding measures such as the use of a mask to curb the coronavirus pandemic.(Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH)SHOT LIST: DEVOTEES VISITING THE GOLDEN TEMPLE DURING VAISAKHI FESTIVAL RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS IN AMRITSAR, INDIA.
Kathmandu (Nepal), March 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Narendra Shrestha).- Nepalese celebrated the traditional Holi Festival on Sunday amid coronavirus restrictions in Kathmandu. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated throughout Nepal and neighbouring India. FOOTAGE OF HOLI CELEBRATIONS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Shanghai, Feb 15 (EFE/EPA).- Tourist attractions, sports venues, movies, and other attractions in Shanghai are flooded with people who could not go back home to celebrate the Spring Festival due to the new outbreak of COVID-19 in China, government regulations, and travel restrictions. Spring Festival usually lasts 16 days, starting from Chinese New Year's eve to the Lantern Festival which runs from February 11 to 26. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: SPRING FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.