A man hurls vermillion colors in the air to celebrate the Sindoor Jatra festival at Chabahil, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, 11 November 2022. During this festival, devotees smear vermillion colors onto each other's faces in the belief to rid one of the skin diseases. On this day devotees pray to Lord Ganesh and Bhairav and draw a large number of people from around the city every year.
Vermillion colors are smeared on a boy to celebrate the Sindoor Jatra festival at Chabahil, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, 11 November 2022. During this festival, devotees smear vermillion colors onto each other's faces in the belief to rid one of the skin diseases. On this day devotees pray to Lord Ganesh and Bhairav and draw a large number of people from around the city every year.
A young boy donned in traditional Newari attire carrying a chariot of Lord Bhairav during the Sindoor Jatra festival at Chabahil, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, 11 November 2022. During this festival, devotees smear vermillion colors onto each other's faces in the belief to rid one of the skin diseases. On this day devotees pray to Lord Ganesh and Bhairav and draw a large number of people from around the city every year.
A man hurls vermillion colors in the air to celebrate the Sindoor Jatra festival at Chabahil, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, 11 November 2022. During this festival, devotees smear vermillion colors onto each other's faces in the belief to rid one of the skin diseases. On this day devotees pray to Lord Ganesh and Bhairav and draw a large number of people from around the city every year.
A young boy donned in traditional Newari attire carrying a chariot of Lord Bhairav during the Sindoor Jatra festival at Chabahil, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, 11 November 2022. During this festival, devotees smear vermillion colors onto each other's faces in the belief to rid one of the skin diseases. On this day devotees pray to Lord Ganesh and Bhairav and draw a large number of people from around the city every year.
A girl from the Tharu community takes part in a ritual during the Shama Chakewa festival to honor the relationship between brothers and sisters in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Women from the Tharu community dance and sing as they celebrate the Shama Chakewa festival, a ritual to honor the relationship between brothers and sisters in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Women from the Tharu community dance and sing as they celebrate the Shama Chakewa festival, a ritual to honor the relationship between brothers and sisters in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Mountain bikers perform stunts on their dirt jump cycles at the newly opened Pump track at Kupondole in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
Nepalese Hindu women offering prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Kamal Pokhari pond during Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, October 30, 2022. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
A reflection of a Nepalese Hindu women offering prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Kamal Pokhari pond during Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, October 30, 2022. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Nepalese Hindu women offering prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Kamal Pokhari pond during Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, October 30, 2022. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
A man carries a box with materials for the upcoming general elections at the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Boys enjoy ‘Roti ping’, a vintage rotary swing on the last day of the Dashain festival, the biggest religious festival in Dhankuta, Nepal on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
A rickshaw driver standing next to his three-wheeled passenger cart is reflected on a puddle after incessant rainfall at Nepalgunj, Nepal near the southern border of India on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
A Nepalese farmer winnows rice grains during the harvest season on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, October 16, 2022. World Food Day has been observed annually on the 16th of October with the theme Leave No One Behind to millions of people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet and are in need of nutritious food.
Nepalese farmers collect marigold flowers from a field and put them in baskets to sell in the markets on the first day of the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, the festival of lights on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Marigold flowers are used to decorate houses and are offered to the gods during the Tihar festival. Photo/Skanda Gautam
Nepalese Police trained dogs demonstrating skills during the dog worshipping festival “Kukkur Tihar” during Tihar also called Diwali known as the festival of lights at Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 24, 2022. In Hinduism, it is believed that dogs are the messenger of God Yama, the Lord of death and that dogs guard the doors of Heaven.
Nepalese Police worship their trained dogs adorned with colorful garlands and vermillion colors during the dog worshipping festival “Kukkur Tihar” during Tihar also called Diwali known as the festival of lights at Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 24, 2022. In Hinduism, it is believed that dogs are the messenger of God Yama, the Lord of death and that dogs guard the doors of Heaven.
A boy lights a firework during the Tihar festival, also known as Diwali, the festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Nepalese people wearing assorted masks and costumes celebrate Halloween, a day believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth, a tradition that started some two thousand years ago at Trisara restaurant in Lazimpat, Nepal on Monday, October 31, 2022.
Nepalese people wearing assorted masks and costumes celebrate Halloween, a day believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth, a tradition that started some two thousand years ago at Trisara restaurant in Lazimpat, Nepal on Monday, October 31, 2022.
Nepalese people wearing assorted masks and costumes celebrate Halloween, a day believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth, a tradition that started some two thousand years ago at Trisara restaurant in Lazimpat, Nepal on Monday, October 31, 2022.
A woman hangs freshly painted party flags to dry in the sun ahead of the general elections outside a print shop in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 4, 2022.
A Nepalese Army soldier fires a gunshot on Fulpati, to honor Goddess Durga observed on the seventh day of the Dashain festival, the biggest religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
A masked deity performs the Astamatrika Naach, an auspicious dance believed to protect people from natural disasters and evil spirits, a ritual that started in the seventeenth century at Patan in Lalitpur, Nepal on Monday, 3 October 2022.
A masked deity performs the Astamatrika Naach, an auspicious dance believed to protect people from natural disasters and evil spirits, a ritual that started in the seventeenth century at Patan in Lalitpur, Nepal on Monday, 3 October 2022.
A priest performs a ritual to a masked deity before the Astamatrika Naach, an auspicious dance believed to protect people from natural disasters and evil spirits, a ritual that started in the seventeenth century at Patan in Lalitpur, Nepal on Monday, 3 October 2022.
