Young Newari girls prepare for an Ihi ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, December 4, 2020. Ihi is a two-day ceremony performed for girls who have not reached puberty and involves purification rituals and marriage rituals with the Bael (or wood apple). Newari girls are married thrice in their life, to the bael fruit and the sun before marrying a human. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
