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Newari girls participating during the Ihi ceremony at Chabahil in Kathmandu on Saturday, November 20, 2009. Girls, aged odd number before puberty are married to Bel-a fruit of a wood-apple tree in the ceremony. Ihi is a two-day ceremony which begins with purification rituals and ends with Kanyadan (giving away the virgin girl) by her father. NAVESH CHITRAKAR

Newari girls participating during the Ihi ceremony at Chabahil in Kathmandu on Saturday, November 20, 2009. Girls, aged odd number before puberty are married to Bel-a fruit of a wood-apple tree in the ceremony. Ihi is a two-day ceremony which begins with purification rituals and ends with Kanyadan (giving away the virgin girl) by her father.

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NGAWANG LAMA from KATHMANDU wrote:
May your effort not go in vain. There are many people on this planet who thinks like you and we are very much with you. Instead of sacrificing animals, they can offer fruits, flowers and incense etc.

 

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Unforgettable moments do not necessarily have to be the ones where you had a lot of fun. Someitmes what someone says or time spent with someone might just hit the right chord and make you realise great things about life. Have you ever had experienced any such moments that taught you something meaningful? What was it and what did you learn?

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Is the country’s political crisis likely to be resolved before the outset of the Maoists’ phase III agitation programme?

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