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Subscribe to RSSA man sleeps on the steps of a temple at the Triveni River at Panauti in Kavre, on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Sept. 1.
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Nepalese children go for a swim to cool off
Nepalese children play and swim at a temporary pond in Patan City, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Aug. 30. The local children prefer to swim in local open ponds and rivers to cools off themselves, as private pools are costly during the summer.
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Mattress move
A Nepalese man carries a mattress on his head near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Aug. 28, 2012.
A cool dip in the temple pools of Katmandu
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A boy swims in water collected from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 28. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing areas in the city.
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A boy reacts as his sister splashes water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 28.
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A boy bathes in water from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 28.
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Watching the birdie in Nepal
A local contemplates a flying pigeon while sitting beneath a Shiva temple at Durbar square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 25.
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Harvesting snails in Nepal
A Nepalese girl looks for snails, used for medicinal purpose, in a paddy field on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 25.
Hindu devotees perform religious rituals on banks of Bagmati
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Hindu devotees wash themselves and perform religious rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River while celebrating Kuse Aunse (Father's Day) at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu on Friday, August 17, 2012. Hindus all over the country, whose fathers have passed away, come to the temple for worship, holy dips, and to present offerings.
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Hindu devotees wash themselves and perform religious rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River on Friday.
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Alone, the young goddess on her throne
Nepal's Kumari (living goddess) Samita Bajracharya, aged 10, sits on her traditional religious chair while waiting for devotees at the Buddhist monastery Ratnakar Bihar in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 3, 2012, before the beginning of a procession held as part of the Gai Jatra (cow festival) which is dedicated to family members who have passed away recently.
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A Ramadan day in the life
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Muslim boy Sabir Ali, aged 8, looks across Kathmandu from a balcony during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan at the Jamia school in the Nepali capital on July 27, 2012.
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Mohamad Udin Sekh, aged 12, a Jamia school pupil from Janakpur village in eastern Nepal.
Narendra Shrestha of the European Pressphoto Agency reports — The fasting month of Ramadan is a testing time for the young students of the Jamia Gaushia Ahsanual Barkat Islamic boys' school in Kathmandu, because they have to refrain from consuming food and drinking water from sunrise until sunset. About 30 students from around Nepal as well as neighboring India are accommodated, many of them from poor families.
Their everyday ritual for the month begins at around 3 a.m. when they wake and freshen up for sehari (or suhoor), their morning meal. At around 4:30 a.m. they attend morning prayer, a process that is repeated at 1, 5, 7 and 8 p.m.
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Schoolboys read textbooks at the Jamia school.
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Boys attend the afternoon prayer.
During the day the students attend their regular classes but according to Mohamad Aslam, a school official, the boys are less interested in studying than usual and the teachers do not force them to attend. Hence, most of the time they play, chat and read the Quran. After sunset, they sit together for aftari (or iftar), the evening meal.
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A schoolboy sleeps with an Islamic textbook covering his face.
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A group of boys play in a courtyard of the Jamia school.
Each student pays 2,000 to 3,500 Nepalese Rupees ($22 to $39) per month to cover tuition, food and accommodation at the school, which offers education from nursery to eighth grade. Apart from Islamic studies, Urdu and Arabic language classes, the school also provides English and math classes. After completing their education, two students each year get the opportunity to travel to Egypt for higher education.
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The boys pray before eating 'aftari' (or iftar), the evening meal with fruits, vegetables and sweets, which breaks their daily fast.
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The boys prepare to go to bed.
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Observing Ramadan in Nepal
The hands of a Muslim boy offering prayer at Nepali Jame Mashjid mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 26, 2012, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Nepalese celebrate Ghanta Karna in Katmandu
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Nepalese people prepare to burn straw effigies of Ghanta Karna, symbolic of demons, during a festival celebrated after paddy planting in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal on July 17, 2012. The festival is believed to ward off evil spirits, and bring peace and prosperity.
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Nepalese migrant Suraj Maharjan, 14, collects donations with his face painted during the Ghanta Karna, or Gathemangal, festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 17, 2012. Suraj, who migrated from Palung village to the capital of Katmandu, became a symbolic demon known as 'Bhoot' to celebrate the festival. The 'Bhoot' collects donations and receives food from the community. At the end of the festival, people drag him with straw effigies to a nearby river.
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Children play with straw effigies of Ghanta Karna, symbolic of demons, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal on July 17, 2012.
Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama's 77th birthday
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Tibetans gather to mark the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at a monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2012.
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A Tibetan school girl prepares to perform at a cultural show in Kathmandu on July 6, 2012.
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The Dalai Lama, center, is escorted by Tibetan monks as he leaves Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, on July 6, 2012.
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Exiled Tibetan performers in traditional attire look on before festivities honoring the 77th birthday of their spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama, at Boudha on the outskirts of Kathmandu on July 6, 2012.
Tibetans waved banners and lit incense in celebration of the Dalai Lama's 77th birthday at his headquarters in northern India on Friday.
Thousands of Tibetans also gathered to mark the occasion in Kathmandu, with the Nepalese government saying it would not tolerate anti-China activities on its soil.