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Kolkata, Oct 19 (EFE/EPA).- Indian devotees on Monday prepared to celebrate th annual Hindu Durga Puja festival, which represents female power and the victory of good over evil from Oct. 22 to 26. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: THE PREPARATION OF THE DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Oct 11 (EFE/EPA).- The Indian city of Kolkata began Monday to celebrate the Durga Puja festival, an annual Hindu festival honoring the Hindu goddess Durga. The festival also represents the victory of good over evil and the celebration of female power. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE VISIT A MAKESHIFT PANDAL MADE WITH WOOD, METAL AND BAMBOO UNDER A THEME 'BANGLA JATRA PALA' OR BENGAL THEATRE BY ARTIST PRADIP DAS DURING DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS 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.
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.
Bangalore, Dec 24 (EFE/EPA).- Crowds of people in Bangalore prepare to celebrate Christmas Thursday amid social distancing measures to avoid coronavirus contagion.(Camera: JAGADEESH NV)SHOT LIST: CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN BANGALORE, INDIA.