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After sacrificing five goats, Nepalese soldiers from "B" Company, 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British army, sprinkled some of the blood of the sacrificed animals on their weapons during the festival of Dashain in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Sept. 24. Dashain, a 15-day Nepalese Hindu national and religious-festival, and is the country's longest and most auspicious festival. Dashain commemorates the victories of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahisasur, goddess Durga is worshiped throughout Nepal as the divine mother goddess.
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.18.2013 15:16 |
| Photo ID: | 464785 |
| VIRIN: | 110924-N-OH932-006 |
| Resolution: | 3504x2336 |
| Size: | 5.42 MB |
| Location: | PATROL BASE CHILLI, AF |
| Web Views: | 70 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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