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Mha Puja Ceremony In Nepal

A family member prepares manda for the Mha Puja ceremony in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. Mha Puja, meaning worshipping one's own body in local languages, is observed on the fourth day of the Tihar festival, especially by the Newar community. In the Newari language, ''Mha'' means ''the body.'' Mha Puja is a Newari ritual celebrated on the fourth day of Tihar and marks the Newari New Year, or Nepal Sambat. The ritual celebrates the self and is performed to cleanse and empower the soul. It is also a symbol of knowledge, prosperity, and spreading knowledge. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

Kukur Puja Or Dog Festival Celebrated In Nepal

Sumitra Shrestha, 58 years old, offers a ritual puja to her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chintu and Pinky, during Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 31, 2024. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them special food on the second day of Tihar. Dogs are considered trustworthy guards of human beings. Tihar is marked as the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences with various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

Kukur Puja Or Dog Festival Celebrated In Nepal

Sumitra Shrestha, 58 years old, offers a ritual puja to her 7-year-old and 6-year-old dogs, Chintu and Pinky, during Kukur Tihar, or Dog Festival, in Nepal, on October 31, 2024. Tihar is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal for five days. Nepalese people worship dogs and feed them special food on the second day of Tihar. Dogs are considered trustworthy guards of human beings. Tihar is marked as the festival of lights, as people decorate their residences with various flower garlands, oil lamps, and colorful light bulbs. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

Daily Life In Nepal

A silhouette view of a young boy flying a kite on the roof of a house in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 15, 2024. People fly kites to send a message to the god about the end of the monsoon. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)

Daily Life In Nepal

A silhouette view of a young boy flying a kite on the roof of a house in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 15, 2024. People fly kites to send a message to the god about the end of the monsoon. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto)