KATHMANDU, AUGUST 12

People watch as participants in various costumes parade during the Ropai festival to honor the departed at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 11, 2025.

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Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times