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Hindu devotees in Nepal gather at bank of rivers to pay homage to ancestors

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Kathmandu, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in Nepal gathered on Wednesday at banks of rivers to perform the Sorha Shraddha ritual to pay homage to their ancestors. Sorha Shraddha is a ritual which falls on the Bhadra month of the Nepalese lunar calendar, beginning with the full moon day and ending with the new moon day. During a 16-day ritual people perform Sharddha, a special worship to commemorate ancestors. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PERFORM THE SORHA SHRADDHA RITUAL AT THE BANKS OF THE BAGMATI RIVER AT THE SACRED SHRINE OF LORD SHIVA, GOKARNESWOR SHRINE, NEAR KATHMANDU, NEPAL.

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