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Kathmandu, Aug 23 (EFE/EPA).- Nepalese Hindus celebrated Monday the Gai Jatra Cow Festival to ask for salvation and peace for their family members who have passed away in the past year. Children participating in the festival procession often dress as cows, holy animals according to Hindu belief, who help departed souls to reach heaven. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE HINDUS JOIN THE PROCESSION DURING THE GAI JATRA FESTIVAL IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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.
Amritsar, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hindus on Friday celebrated the birth of Shiva, among the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon, with offerings and prayers.The devotees believe their desires will fulfilled if they worship Shiva on this day and began lining up at dawn Friday outside of main temples across India. (Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH).SHOT LIST: HINDU DEVOTEES COME OUT TO OFFER PRAYERS TO LORD SHIVA AT A TEMPLE DURING THE MAHASHIVRATRI FESTIVAL IN AMRITSAR, INDIA.
Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 8 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Narendra Shrestha).- The Hindu community in Nepal on Monday celebrated the religious festival Madhav Narayan, which consists of taking a purification bath in several sacred rivers of the Himalayan country and thus bringing prosperity to their families. FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL MADHAV NARAYAN.
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.