''Ihi'' Or ''Bael Cibaha' Ceremony In Bhaktapur

''Ihi'' Or ''Bael Cibaha' Ceremony In Bhaktapur

Dozens of girls are participating in a mass ''ihi'' or ''bael bibaha'' ceremony, a coming-of-age ritual practiced by the Newar community in Bhaktapur. The two-day ceremony, which is usually held several times a year, involves pre-adolescent girls ''marrying'' the Hindu deity Vishnu, symbolized by the local ''bael'' (wood apple) fruit. Typically, Newar girls marry three times in their lives: first with the Bael fruit, second with the sun, and third with a human. (Photo by Amit Machamasi/NurPhoto)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA002321130
  • Registered date
  • 2024/2/14 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Amit Machamasi/NurPhoto
  • Media size
  • 5563 × 3709 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 2.86(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos