Sindoor jatra celebrated in Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal

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People throw vermillion powder on one another and play traditional drums to celebrate the Nepali New Year, also known as "Sindoor Jatra" at Thimi, near Kathmandu.

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Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.

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A cut off head of hen is seen on the plate of the devotee after it was sacrificed during celebration of Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur.

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Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.

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Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.

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Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.

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Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.

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Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.

Nepalese devotees, covered in vermilion powder, carry palanquins with deities during Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 15, 2011. Sindur Jatra, or Vemillion Powder Festival, is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring and the New Year.