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Kathmandu, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- Women in Nepal marked Thursday the hindu festivity of Teej with dances, temple visits and fasting. The majority of Hindu nepalese women usually celebrate Teej in their homes and with a visit to the Pashupati temple and Bagmati River, which some were able to do despite authorities keeping the temple doors shut to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Teej is a festival celebrated by Nepalese women to wish a long and prosperous life to their husbands.Those who are not yet married, pray to get a good husband while asting for a whole day.(Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA)SHOT LIST: TEEJ CELEBRATIONS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Artists in Beijing perform a dragon dance to celebrate Lunar New Year, as the country's Year of the Dragon kicks off this Saturday. IMAGES
Hundreds of villagers participate in a traditional mass fishing event during Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Bamuni Lake, near Guwahati, the capital city of India's northeastern Assam state, to mark the end of the harvesting season. IMAGES
Indians in the Gulf emirate of Dubai decorate buildings to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. IMAGES
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.