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Hindu devotees perform ritual bathing at Balaju on the occasion of Lhuti Purnima on Saturday. It is believed that bathing on the holy Bayisdhara (22 Tap) at Balaju is beneficial to the Hindu Devotees. (Pratik Rayamajhi/Republica )



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