Nepalese Father's day

Updated On Aug 17, 2012 10:56 pm IST
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A devotee washes himself and offers prayers after performing rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River while celebrating Kuse Aunse at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A devotee washes himself and offers prayers after performing rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River while celebrating Kuse Aunse at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu. Reuters Photo

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Devotees perform religious rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River while celebrating Kuse Aunse at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Devotees perform religious rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River while celebrating Kuse Aunse at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu. Reuters Photo

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A man gets his head shaved before he offers a prayer in the name of his deceased father during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man gets his head shaved before he offers a prayer in the name of his deceased father during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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A women helps her husband to wear dhoti before they perform the ritual in the name of their deceased father during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A women helps her husband to wear dhoti before they perform the ritual in the name of their deceased father during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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A man holds a candle while he gets ready to perform a ritual during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man holds a candle while he gets ready to perform a ritual during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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A Nepalese family performs a ritual during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Nepalese family performs a ritual during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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A man holds a light as other gets ready for a ritual during Kuse Aunsi festival at the Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man holds a light as other gets ready for a ritual during Kuse Aunsi festival at the Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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Devotees gather at the Gokarneshwar temple to observe Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Devotees gather at the Gokarneshwar temple to observe Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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A father and his son perform a ritual during Kuse Aunsi festival at the Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A father and his son perform a ritual during Kuse Aunsi festival at the Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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A priest performs rituals during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A priest performs rituals during Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu. AP Photo

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Nepalese men perform rituals during Kuse Aunsi or Nepalese Father's day at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu, Nepal. Kuse Aunsi is a festival of Nepal, where fathers living or dead are honored. Children with their fathers show their appreciation by giving presents and sweets and those whose fathers are deceased pay tributes at Gokarneshwar temple. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 17, 2012 10:56 pm IST

Nepalese men perform rituals during Kuse Aunsi or Nepalese Father's day at Gokarneshwar temple in Katmandu, Nepal. Kuse Aunsi is a festival of Nepal, where fathers living or dead are honored. Children with their fathers show their appreciation by giving presents and sweets and those whose fathers are deceased pay tributes at Gokarneshwar temple. AP Photo

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