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Nepalese devotees attend the flag-pole hoisting ceremony on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival, as a symbol of unity, victory and power in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu, Nepal, 13 September 2016. The eight-day-long Indra Jatra festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains. The festival also marks the end of the monsoon. Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession during the festival, The Indra Jatra is very important festival for the Kathmandu based ethnic Newari community. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
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