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A boy stands between garlands sold along the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, during the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, on Nov. 10, 2015. Hindus all over Nepal are celebrating the Tihar festival, during which they pay homage to cows, which are considered a maternal figure, and other animals. Devotees also worship the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, by illuminating and decorating their homes using garlands, oil lamps, candles and colorful lightbulbs. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar *Editors: This photo may only be republished with the photo slideshow RNS-DIWALI-FESTIVAL, originally transmitted on Nov. 12, 2015.
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