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Tihar Festival At Kasthamandap Temple - Nepal

A woman performs a ritual for the mass Bhai Tika ceremony during the Tihar festival at Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 23, 2025. The last day of Tihar, widely celebrated across Nepal, is known as Bhai Tika. On this day, sisters apply a tika on the foreheads of their brothers praying for their long life, good health and prosperity. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Diwali Celebration Held - Yangon

A woman lights oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teej Festival - Nepal

A woman celebrates the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teej Festival - Nepal

A woman performs a ritual prayer celebrating the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teej Festival - Nepal

A woman receives tika during a celebration of the Teej Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26, 2025. During the festival, married women fast and pray for good health and longevity of their husbands and unmarried women pray for marrying ideal husbands. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman walks through a waterlogged street market in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman applies sindoor to the deity Satyavan while standing in knee-deep water in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman applies sindoor to the deity Satyavan while standing in knee-deep water in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High Tide Submerges Sacred Site Kolkata - India

A woman lies on a platform partially submerged by floodwater in Kolkata, India on August 11, 2025. In Kolkata’s Kalighat area, the Adi Ganga has overflowed due to high tide, flooding streets and temple surroundings. Devotees, some standing knee- or waist-deep in water, continue offering sindoor and carrying ritual pots in honor of the deities Savitri and Satyavan. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

HIROSHIMA . JAPAN . BLOND YOUNG WOMAN PASSING NEAR A TEMPLE Photo by Serge Attal/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman draws sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A married Hindu woman smiles as vermillion is applied during Ambubachi festival celebrations in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual ritual, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), commemorates Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman draws sacred swastika symbols with vermillion during Ambubachi festival rituals at a temple in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The ancient geometric motif, central to the fertility celebrations marking Goddess Sakti’s menstrual cycle, adorns temple walls as devotees observe the Ashada month (June-July) traditions. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambubachi Festival - India

A Hindu woman prays during Ambubachi festival rituals in Agartala, India on June 25, 2025. The annual celebration, observed during the Hindu month of Ashada (June-July), marks Goddess Sakti's menstrual cycle - a symbol of divine fertility - when temple sanctums remain closed while devotees gather for worship. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Silk Road Exhibition - Paris

A woman visits the Silk Road Danqing, an exhibition of copies of cave temple mural paintings along the ancient Silk Road at the China Cultural Center in Paris, France, September 18, 2024. The exhibition will last till September 24, 2024. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Silk Road Exhibition - Paris

A woman visits the Silk Road Danqing, an exhibition of copies of cave temple mural paintings along the ancient Silk Road at the China Cultural Center in Paris, France, September 18, 2024. The exhibition will last till September 24, 2024. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Silk Road Exhibition - Paris

A woman visits the Silk Road Danqing, an exhibition of copies of cave temple mural paintings along the ancient Silk Road at the China Cultural Center in Paris, France, September 18, 2024. The exhibition will last till September 24, 2024. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Silk Road Exhibition - Paris

A woman visits the Silk Road Danqing, an exhibition of copies of cave temple mural paintings along the ancient Silk Road at the China Cultural Center in Paris, France, September 18, 2024. The exhibition will last till September 24, 2024. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jerusalem Day Flag March - Israel

An Israeli woman holds a picture of an Israeli hostage in Gaza at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on June 5, 2024, during the so-called Jerusalem Day flag march, which marks the Israeli army's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. This eastern sector is home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jerusalem Day Flag March - Israel

An Israeli woman blows a ram's horn at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on June 5, 2024, during the so-called Jerusalem Day flag march, which marks the Israeli army's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. This eastern sector is home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-SPRING-TOURISM (CN)

(240413) -- XI'AN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes photos of blossom flowers in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 30, 2024. Xi'an, one of the ancient capitals in Chinese history, is a popular tourist destination specially in this spring. It indulges visitors with the beauty of blossom flowers and immersive cultural experiences at the landmark cultural sites such as ancient city walls, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Qinglong Temple, Daming Palace National Heritage Park, etc. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-RAMADAN-FREE SNACKS

(240318) -- JAKARTA, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares free fast-breaking snacks for Muslims during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Dharma Bhakti temple in Glodok, Jakarta, Indonesia, March 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

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Press conference "50 days until return of St. Nicholas Church to parish " in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 12, 2024 - A woman prays on the premises of the St. Nicholas Church, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Press conference "50 days until return of St. Nicholas Church to parish " in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 12, 2024 - A woman with a child in the pram passes by the St. Nicholas Church, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-PREPARATION

(240202) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman cleans a statue to greet the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Amurva Bhumi temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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Oldest wooden church of Ukraine in Stara Skvariava village

STARA SKVARIAVA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A woman attends the presentation of the results of the scanning project in the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, the oldest wooden church in Ukraine, Stara Skvariava village, Lviv Region, western Ukraine. With the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, experts of the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion have scanned the 16th-century church and created a 3D model and virtual tour of the temple.

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Oldest wooden church of Ukraine in Stara Skvariava village

STARA SKVARIAVA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A woman holds an audio guide device in the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, the oldest wooden church in Ukraine, Stara Skvariava village, Lviv Region, western Ukraine. With the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, experts of the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion have scanned the 16th-century church and created a 3D model and virtual tour of the temple.

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Oldest wooden church of Ukraine in Stara Skvariava village

STARA SKVARIAVA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Guests are pictured during the presentation of the results of the scanning project in the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, the oldest wooden church in Ukraine, Stara Skvariava village, Lviv Region, western Ukraine. With the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, experts of the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion have scanned the 16th-century church and created a 3D model and virtual tour of the temple.

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Oldest wooden church of Ukraine in Stara Skvariava village

STARA SKVARIAVA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A woman holds an audio guide device in the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, the oldest wooden church in Ukraine, Stara Skvariava village, Lviv Region, western Ukraine. With the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, experts of the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion have scanned the 16th-century church and created a 3D model and virtual tour of the temple.

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-TEEJ FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(230918) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman offers prayers during the Teej Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-SPRING FESTIVAL-FAIR (CN)

(230124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman poses for pictures with lanterns at Huangsi Temple Fair during the Spring Festival holiday in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 23, 2023. Various activities were held here at the 6-day fair, starting from Jan. 22, to celebrate the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-SPRING CALLIGRAPHY FESTIVAL

(230115) -- HANOI, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A calligrapher creates calligraphic work for a woman during the Spring Calligraphy Festival at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 15, 2023. The annual Spring Calligraphy Festival was held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Sunday following two years of hiatus due to COVID-19. It is a local tradition to have calligraphic works written on red paper for display during the Lunar New Year as a way to pray for good things to come in the new year. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)

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(2)Photos from tsunami-hit Sri Lankan town

PANADURA, Sri Lanka - A woman holds her one-month-old baby boy at a temple in tsunami-hit Panadura in southwestern Sri Lanka on Jan. 6.

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Record reveals Shinsengumi struggled in summer heat

KYOTO, Japan - A woman shows a temple record in Kyoto on Sept. 2, 2014, which revealed that Hijikata Toshizo, deputy commander of the Shinsengumi security force for the Edo shogunate, asked Nishi-Hongwanji, a Buddhist temple where the force was stationed between March 1865 to June 1867 in Kyoto, to provide more space for its members to give them relief from the scorching summer heat.

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Chinese lantern plant market in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman picks up Chinese lantern plants on the premises of Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo on July 9, 2014, during the "Hozuki-Ichi," or Chinese lantern plant market, a popular seasonal event for summer.

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Korean guide on racist slurs

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, shows Choi Sang Hee of South Korea, the first non-Japanese woman to qualify as a guide for an 88-temple pilgrimage course on western Japan's Shikoku Island. In a phone interview on the night of April 10, 2014, regarding the recent posting of racist signs possibly targeting her trail marker stickers on the pilgrimage routes, Choi said she is perplexed by the issue but still loves the Japanese people.

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People view Buddhist drawings on death at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - People view a set of Buddhist drawings that depict the nine phases of the bodies of a dead man and woman decaying and turning into bones, which were unveiled at Saiganji, a temple in Kyoto, on March 15, 2014.

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Buddhist drawings depicting death shown at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A set of Buddhist drawings that depict the nine phases of the bodies of a dead man and woman decaying and turning into bones are unveiled at Saiganji, a temple in Kyoto, on March 15, 2014.

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Tourists visit Senso-ji temple in Asakusa under heavy snow

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo at the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) of the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, under a record-breaking heavy fall of snow on Feb. 8, 2014, with other tourists passing by.

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Tibetan temple in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a woman visiting a Tibetan Buddhist temple in Qinghai Province, China, on March 8, 2013.

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Tibetans in China

BEIJING, China - A woman puts her hands together in prayer at a Tibetan Buddhist temple in northwestern China's Qinghai Province on Nov. 28, 2012.

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Buddhist temple in Russia

ULAN-UDE, Russia - A Russian woman and her child spin Mani wheels at Ivolginsky datsan, a Tibetan Buddhist temple near Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryatia in East Siberia, Russia, on Dec. 4, 2012.

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Buddhist temple in Russia

ULAN-UDE, Russia - A Buryatian woman spins Mani wheels at Ivolginsky datsan, a Tibetan Buddhist temple near Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryatia in East Siberia, Russia, on Dec. 4, 2012.

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Prayers for unidentified souls at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A woman prays for the repose of the souls of unidentified deceased people before tombstones illuminated by candlelight during the Sentokuyo event at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Aug. 23, 2012.

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4 years after Tibet rioting

BEIJING, China - Woman gather at a Tibetan temple in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Qinghai Province on March 11, 2012, just ahead of the anniversary of the March 14, 2008 rioting in Lhasa in China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

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Daikakuji temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at an illuminated tower at Daikakuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, during a lighting test on Nov. 4, 2010. The temple plans to start a night tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 5.

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Daikakuji temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at an illuminated tower at Daikakuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, during a lighting test on Nov. 4, 2010. The temple plans to start a night tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 5.