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Idol Immersion in India

Idol Immersion in India

Two women smear vermilion on each other’s faces during Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Tourists pose for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

This photo shows bundles of incense sticks placed at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist tries to make an incense stick in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager puts a bundle of incense sticks onto a shelf in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Durga Puja Festival - Dhaka

Devotees take part in a ritual 'Sindoor Khela' wherein married women anoint each other with vermilion powder ahead of the immersion of Hindu goddess 'Durga' idols during the Hindu festival of 'Durga Puja' in Dhaka on October 13, 2024. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China opens pavilion at Dutch holiday fair

STORY: China opens pavilion at Dutch holiday fair SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:00 LOCATION: UTRECHT, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEROEN VAN HOOFF, CEO of the Dutch trade show and exhibition company Royal Jaarbeurs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RON KELLER, Former Dutch ambassador to China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GABRIELLA ESSELBRUGGE, Entrepreneur and Dutch tourism promoter 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG ZHENG, Director of the China Cultural Center in Den Haag STORYLINE: A Chinese pavilion opened to the public at the 2024 Dutch Holiday Fair (Vakantiebeurs 2024) in Utrecht on Thursday. Adorned with Chinese elements such as a begonia gate, screens depicting an ancient painting and vermilion colonnade, the pavilion is also decorated with the "Hello! China" national tourism brand. Covering an area of 100 square meters, the pavilion houses exhibitors from the fields of tourism, aviation and visa se

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(230415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People smear vermilion powder over each other as they celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2023. The festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of the spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Vermilion wins February Stakes

Vermilion wins February Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Vermilion lives up to his billing as Japan's top horse on dirt by outclassing the field of the February Stakes, the first Grade One event of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 24.

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Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts

STORY: Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of women painting 2. various of motifs 3. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): DAYKHON BARMAN, Local artist STORYLINE: Almost all the houses in a village in Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of the capital Dhaka, are adorned with traditional art called Alpona. In the village, every mud house wall is a canvas, while their inhabitants are artisans. The colorful motifs on the exterior walls of the houses have won the village the fame of "Alpona Gram (art village)" of the country. Motifs on as many as 50 houses in the Tikoil village are drawn by women. Daykhon Barman is one of the elderly village ladies who said she got married between the ages of 12 and 13. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): DAYKHON BARMAN, Local artist "It is the custom of our Hindu family to make Alpona in the yard with three drops of vermilion and rice

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(220415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nepalis smear each other with vermilion powder to celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(220415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Nepali is smeared with vermilion powder to celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

NEPAL-BHAKTAPUR-SINDHOOR JATRA FESTIVAL

(220415) -- BHAKTAPUR, April 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Nepali is smeared with vermilion powder to celebrate Sindoor Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 15, 2022. Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated to welcome the Nepalese New Year and the beginning of spring season in Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Durga Puja Festival - India

Durga Puja Festival - India

Women smear sindoor or vermilion on each other's faces during Sindoor Khela on the final day of the Durga Puja festival at Aaram Bagh Pooja Samiti in New Delhi, on Friday, October 15, 2021. Sindur khela and immersion or visarjan of Goddess Durga took place without the usual fervour due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The traditional sindur khela where married women put vermilion on each other was mostly restricted to few local residents and organizers at the pandals. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal

Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal

Nepalese people sing and dance 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, 15 April 2021.

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Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal

Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal

People covered in vermilion powder carry chariots as they circle the Balkumari Temple during the 'Sindoor Jatra festival as part of the Bisket Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 April 2021. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal

Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Nepal

People covered in vermilion powder carry chariots as they circle the Balkumari Temple during the 'Sindoor Jatra festival as part of the Bisket Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 April 2021. (Credit:Sunil Pradhan/Kyodo News Images)

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