Swayambhunath Stupa is seen as the Kathmandu Valley is illuminated by decorative lights on the eve of Laxmi Puja, the main day dedicated to Goddess Laxmi during the Hindu festival of Tihar, also known as Deepawali or Diwali, as viewed from a hill on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2026. Homes, apartment buildings, commercial establishments and neighbourhoods across the densely populated valley glow with colourful electric lights as residents prepare to celebrate the festival of lights...Tihar, also known as Yama Panchak, is one of Nepal s major Hindu festivals and is celebrated over five days, with each day associated with different religious rituals and traditional forms of wor - ZUMAs330 20261107_zsp_s330_002

November 7, 2026, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal: Swayambhunath Stupa is seen as the Kathmandu Valley is illuminated by decorative lights on the eve of Laxmi Puja, the main day dedicated to Goddess Laxmi during the Hindu festival of Tihar, also known as Deepawali or Diwali, as viewed from a hill on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2026. Homes, apartment buildings, commercial establishments and neighbourhoods across the densely populated valley glow with colourful electric lights as residents prepare to celebrate the festival of lights...Tihar, also known as Yama Panchak, is one of Nepal s major Hindu festivals and is celebrated over five days, with each day associated with different religious rituals and traditional forms of wor - ZUMAs330 20261107_zsp_s330_002