Rishi Panchami Festival

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A Nepalese woman wears her bangles after taking a holy bath at the bank of Bagmati river, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A Nepalese woman wears her bangles after taking a holy bath at the bank of Bagmati river, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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A girl offers incense along the bank of Bagmati river during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A girl offers incense along the bank of Bagmati river during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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A Nepalese woman offers prayer along the bank of the Bagmati River, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A Nepalese woman offers prayer along the bank of the Bagmati River, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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A girl covers herself with a shawl as she performs rituals during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A girl covers herself with a shawl as she performs rituals during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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A boy drags a magnet tied on a rope as he searches for coins offered by the devotees at the Bagmati river during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A boy drags a magnet tied on a rope as he searches for coins offered by the devotees at the Bagmati river during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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Nepalese women offer prayers along the bank of the Bagmati River, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Nepalese women offer prayers along the bank of the Bagmati River, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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A woman lashes herself with the leaves of the Aghada plant at the Bagmati River, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A woman lashes herself with the leaves of the Aghada plant at the Bagmati River, during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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A priest holds a holy book as he recites it while performing rituals during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A priest holds a holy book as he recites it while performing rituals during the Rishi Panchami festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters