File:2 Royal Gurkha Rifles celebrate Hindu festival Dashain 110924-N-TH989-195.jpg
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English: Nepalese soldiers from "B" Company, 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British army, sprinkle holy water before sacrificing a goat 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. |
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Date | Taken on 24 September 2011 | |||
Source | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/464807 | |||
Author | Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan David Chandler | |||
Location InfoField | LASHKAR GAH, AF | |||
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Posted InfoField | 29 September 2011, 03:33 | |||
Archive link InfoField | archive copy at the Wayback Machine |
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Author | Combat Photographer, MC2 (AW) Jonathan David Chandler |
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Headline | 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles celebrate Hindu festival Dashain |
Image title | Nepalese soldiers from "B" Company, 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British army, sprinkle holy water before sacrificing a goat 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. |
City shown | Lashkar Gah |
Credit/Provider | U.S. Marines |
Source | Digital |
Copyright holder | Public Domain |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Color space | sRGB |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Image width | 4,256 px |
Image height | 2,832 px |
Width | 4,256 px |
Height | 2,832 px |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Number of components | 3 |
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Writer | MC2 (AW) Jonathan David Chandler |
Original transmission location code | Combat Photographer |
Rating (out of 5) | 5 |
Date metadata was last modified | 06:49, 25 September 2011 |
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Code for country shown | AF |
Country shown | AF |
Special instructions | Released
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Chandler Regional Command Southwest lapd38434@gmail.com via DVIDS |