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Buddhist nuns watch the second day of celebrations for Navavarsha, or the Nepalese New Year, at Thimi, in Kathmandu April 15, 2009. Navavarsha, which falls on April 14 this year, is a national holiday and people celebrate by carrying chariots of various Gods and Goddesses. This year the Nepalese people usher in the year 2066, in accordance to the Nepali Bikram Sambat calendar.
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Locals of Thimi participate in a rally to celebrate the Bisket Jatra Hindu festival on the outskirts in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. During this festival, also regarded as a New Year festival, images of the Hindu God Bhairav and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are enshrined in two large chariots and pulled to an open square after which rituals and festivities follow.
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