In Photos: Eid Al Adha and Janai Purnima in Kathmandu

People of two different religious background celebrated major festivals and observed rituals in the same week in Nepal.

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Here are a few photos from Eid Al Adha and Janai Purnima/Rakshya Bandhan celebrations from Nepali capital Kathmandu.

Muslims clean themselves before performing the Eid Al Adha prayers at the Takiya Jame mosque. Source: Sunil Pradhan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AAP

Muslims greet each other after performing Eid Al Adha prayer at the Takiya Jame mosque in Kathmandu on 12 August (Photo by Sunil Pradhan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) . Source: Sunil Pradhan / SOPA Images via AAP

A Muslim woman prays at the Takiya Jame mosque in Kathmandu during the celebration. Source: Sunil Pradhan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AAP

Nepali Muslims cuddle each other after offering prayers during Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Kashmiri Takiya Jame mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 12 2019 Source: Subash Shrestha / Pacific Press/Sipa USA via AAP

A young Hindu priest takes a holy bath during the festival. The Janai Purnima Festival is also known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chhetris, perform their annual changing of Janai, a yellow cotton string worn across the chest or tied around the wrist for protection and purification. Source: AAP / Michael Nigro

Young Hindu priests perform rituals during the Janai Purnima festival in Kathmandu Source: Sunil Pradhan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AAP

A Nepali man helps a devotee to wear the Janai, or sacred thread during Janai purnima festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Janai Purnima or the annual Sacred Thread Festival marks the day when the devout Hindu males change the white cotton thread they wear across their torsos and take a ritual bath in a river or a pond. Source: AP/Niranjan Shrestha via AAP

A Hindu priest ties a sacred thread on the right hand of a child devotee during the Janai Purnima festival at the Bagmati River in Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 August 2019. Purified by mantras, the thread is a symbol of protection, according to Hindu belief. The festival also marks the end of the monsoon season. Source: EPA/Hemanta Shrestha via AAP