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Nepal Hindu Festival
A flower vendor woman smiles as she waits for the customer during Tihar festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov 12, 2012. Tihar, the festival of lights is one of the most important of all Hindu festival, where they worship Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth and decorated their houses with oil lamps. The five day festival starting from the thirteenth day of the waning moon in October also meant for life and prosperity. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)