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A man hands a snake to a child during the "Nag Panchami" festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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A woman sticks a picture of a snake god and offers prayer to it at the main entrance of her house, to mark the "Nag Panchami" festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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A devotee reacts as she holds a snake to express her devotion and respect, and to seek blessings during the "Nag Panchami" festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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A devotee pours milk over a statue of a snake god during the "Nag Panchami" festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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A man sticks a picture of a snake god at the main entrance of his house, while offering prayers to it to mark the "Nag Panchami" festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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A child receives blessings from the idol of a snake god during the Nag Panchami festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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A girl shows a picture of a snake god during the "Nag Panchami" festival (or snake festival) in Kathmandu. Hindus in Nepal, India and Bangladesh celebrate the festival by worshipping snakes to honour the serpent god. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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Hindu devotees pour water over a cobra during Nag Panchami outside a temple in Amritsar. The Hindu festival of Nag Panchami, observed during the monsoon and sees prayers and tributes to snakes, is observed by many as the day of victory of Hindu God Lord Krishna over the Kaliya snake leading to Krishna also being known as 'Kaliya Mardan'. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
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A Hindu devotee pours milk over a cobra during Nag Panchami outside a temple in Amritsar. The Hindu festival of Nag Panchami, observed during the monsoon and sees prayers and tributes to snakes, is observed by many as the day of victory of Hindu God Lord Krishna over the Kaliya snake leading to Krishna also being known as 'Kaliya Mardan'. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
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