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Traditional red paint decorates a young girl's feet during the conclusion of the Gufa ceremony at Ugrachandi Tamrakar Society in Lalitpur, Nepal, 24 April 2018. The Gufa, or Barha, is a 12-day coming of age ceremony in the Newar community, during which young girls are kept in a dark room away from sunlight and any male contact, symbolizing purification. On the final day the girls are symbolically married to the sun god and celebrate the occasion with their friends and family members with a traditional party. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)
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