An outdoor religious ceremony is depicted at night on the paved waterfront of Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal, near the Phewa Taal Watch Tower. Three male individuals, dressed in maroon and cream traditional ceremonial attire with gold trim and forehead markings (tilaks), stand barefoot on tiered platforms covered in red fabric and scattered red flower petals. The leftmost performer holds a metal vessel aloft with his right hand, from which a large volume of white smoke emanates, and a smaller brass object in his left. A second performer stands behind him, also holding a brass object. A third performer is partially visible further back. In the foreground, to the left of the platforms, a smaller table covered in red fabric displays ritual items including a brass pot, an illuminated oil lamp (diya), a conch shell, a small cobra statue, orange and yellow flower petals, and two white decorative objects resembling birds. Bright white lights illuminate the scene, with decorative yellow string lights wrapped around vertical poles on the left. Overhead, an LED sign displays numbers "8081899, 98560399." Behind the performers, a large structure features various informational signs, including "Welcome to Phewa Lake," a map of the lake, "USAID," "ICIMOD," and "NEPAL SBI BANK LTD." A crowd of onlookers, predominantly adults, is visible observing the ceremony from behind the platforms, with some seated and others standing. A green sign with "Pokhara" is visible on the far right.

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Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 01:04 PM

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