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A Nepalese girl wears traditional attire as she attends Kumari Puja, a baby girls mass worship ceremony at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, 05 September 2025. More than 300 hundred girls under the age of seven from across the country gathered for the mass worship. Performing Kumari Puja for three continuous years is believed to protect the girls from diseases throughout their entire life. The Kumari is regarded as incarnation of a Hindu goddess since the 16th century. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
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