A Hindu devotee offers a banana to a cow during Tihar, when animals are worshippedPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersOn the final day of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, a worshipper waits for sunrise in order to offer prayersPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersWomen offer prayers to the setting sun during the Chhath festival Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Men pass the time near a shop selling masksPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersA child with balloons at the Newari New Year parade in Kathmandu. The Newar community observes the start of the year 1132, in accordance with their national lunar calendar, by worshipping their spiritual selves in a ritual known as MahapujaPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersIncense sticks are lit as an offering to the setting sun during ChhathPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersSwayambhunath Stupa (or Monkey Temple) stands illuminated with Kathmandu valley in the backgroundPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersA vendor scoops vermilion powder used for worship during the Tihar festivalPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersPolice dogs are escorted by officers after the dog festival at the Nepal Police Academy, part of the Tihar celebrations Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersA man looks out of a window in his hilltop home in LalitpurPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersA customer browses garlands made of marigold flowers, used for decorating houses and shops during the Tihar festivitiesPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersThe eye of Buddha peers down from Kathmandu's Boudhanath Temple, festooned with prayer flags for the celebrationsPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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