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State Dinner In Honor Of Kenya's President Ruto - Washington

Janai Nelson, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, arrives to attend a state dinner in honor of Kenya's president William Ruto hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. An American president is hosting a state visit for an African leader for the first time in 16 years, as the world's biggest economy struggles to build influence on a continent forging closer relations beyond Washington's top competitors China and Russia. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-JANAI PURNIMA

(220812) -- KATHMANDU, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A devotee receives tika on the forehead during the Janai Purnima festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 12, 2022. During this festival, Hindus take holy bath and perform annual change of the Janai, a sacred cotton string worn around their chest or tied on the wrist, in the belief that it will protect and purify them. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-JANAI PURNIMA

(220812) -- KATHMANDU, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A priest arranges the Janai during the Janai Purnima festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 12, 2022. During this festival, Hindus take holy bath and perform annual change of the Janai, a sacred cotton string worn around their chest or tied on the wrist, in the belief that it will protect and purify them. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Nepal festival of thread

Nepali Hindu devotees throng the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu taking holy bathe and perform rituals on the occassion of Janai Purnima. Celebrated on the month of Shrawan the festival is also known as festival of threads where Tagadharis (those who wear sacred thread crossing the chest) change their Janai (the sacred thread) and tie it on the wrist.

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hindu priests perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hindu priests perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hindu priests perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest waits to perform a ritual after taking holy baths and change their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest offer blessing after for tying sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification around the wrist of a devotee during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest wears a facial mask waits for devotees to tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Devotees perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Devotees perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest wears a facial mask and gloves tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification around the wrist of a devotee during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest waits for devotees to tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification around the wrist of a devotee during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A devotee performs ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest wears a facial mask waits for devotees to tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest wears a facial mask waits for devotees to tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hindu priests perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification around the wrist of a devotee during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest wears a facial mask and gloves offer blessing after tying sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification around the wrist of a devotee during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

A Hindu priest tie sacred threads, also known as Janai, for protection and purification around the wrist of a devotee during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Janai Purnima festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hindu priests perform a ritual after taking holy baths and changing their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)