
Girls from Newar community attend the Bel Bibaha ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 17, 2020. Bel Bibaha, or Ihi, is a marriage ceremony in the Newar community in Nepal in which pre-adolescent girls are "married" to the bael fruit (wood apple), which is a symbol of the god Vishnu, ensuring that the girl becomes and remains fertile. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)











