Deopokhari festival in Nepal

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The 900-year-old Deopokhari festival is held by the Newari people of the village of Khokana where a young female goat is sacrificed by throwing into a pond in the village.

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Photo credit: © Rojan Shrestha / Alamy / Afripics
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