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Bhaktapur, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- During the 15-day Dashain Festival, Nepalese Hindu devotees worship Durga, a mother goddess of power and prosperity, offering animal sacrifices, especially goats and buffalo. In general, the Dashain Hindu festival is a celebration of the victory of the gods over demons and the victory of good over evil. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA). SHOT LIST: NEPALESE YOUTHS PLAY TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTS TO WORSHIP THE HINDU GODDESS DURGA DURING DASHAIN FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS AT THE BARAMAHINI TEMPLE IN BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL.
Kathmandu/Bhopal/Himachal Pradesh/Kolkata/Mumbai , Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Hindus in South Asia, particularly India and Nepal, which have a majority population of people of this faith, celebrated Thursday the auspicious festival of Mahashivratri, or the Great Night of Lord Shiva, one of the most important and powerful deities in Hinduism.The faithful mark this day by chanting prayers, fasting and contemplation, and keeping all-night vigils, while holy men and householders alike make pilgrimages to important temples in honor of their beloved God. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA/SANJEEV GUPTA / SANJAY BAID / PIYAL ADHIKARY / DIVYAKANT SOLANKI). SHOT LIST: HINDU DEVOTEES CELEBRATE THE MAHASHIVRATRI FESTIVAL IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL; AND BHOPAL, HIMACHAL PRADESH, KOLKATA, MUMBAI, INDIA,.
Kathmandu, Aug 3 (EFE/EPA) .- Nepalese people gathered on Monday at the Bagmati River in Kathmandu to celebrate the Janai Purnima festival amid coronavirus pandemic.During Janai Purnima, also known as the Sacred Thread festival or Rakshya Bandhan festival, Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual change of Janai, sacred threads worn across the chest or tied around the wrist. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA). SHOT LIST: CELEBRATIONS OF THE JANAI PURNIMA FESTIVAL IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).- The centuries old Seekaali festival is celebrated by the Newar community of Khokana as an alternative to Dashain festival, the largest festival for Nepalese Hindus, which celebrates the victory of gods over demons. During the seekaali festival elderly ethnic Newari devotees wear masks of 14 various goddess including Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, Lord Laxmi, Lord Brahma and Lord Bishnu. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: A GROUP OF DEVOTEES PERFORMED A TRADITIONAL DANCE DURING THE SEEKAALI FESTIVAL IN KHOKANA, NEAR KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Mumbai, Sep 10 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees began Friday with the celebrations of the Ganesha Chaturthi festival, which commemorates the birth of the Hindu elephant-headed god.This festival lasts for 10 days and according to tradition, devotees immerse Ganeshas in rivers and seas, especially in the southern and western states of the country.(Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI)SHOT LIST: GANESHA CHATURTHI FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
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