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Bel Bibaha Ceremony in Nepal
A mother applies makeup on her daughter before Bel Bibaha or Ehee rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Pre adolescent girls from Newar community get married thrice, the first to the Bel or holy fruit, second is the marriage with the Sun and the third a real husband. Performing these rituals to ward evil spirits, but mainly to protect her from widowhood holds the ritual ceremony.