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Nepalese men get ready to hang prayer flags offered by devotees during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival in Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 16, 2022. The festival marks the triple events of Gautam Buddha's life: his birth, his enlightenment and his attaining a state of Nirvana that frees believers from the circle of death and rebirth. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)