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Image title	A Nepalese soldier from the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British army, Brigade of Gurkhas blesses a British soldier during the holy festival of Dashain, at Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Sept. 24. The Royal Gurkha Rifles are the only Gurkha unit in the British army. Dashain, a 15-day Nepalese 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 the kingdom as the divine mother goddess. (U.S. navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Chandler/Released)
Author	Regional Command Southwest, PO2 Jonathan Chandler
Short title	110924-N-TH989-244
Copyright holder	Public Domain
Headline	Gurkhas celebrate religious-festival Dashain in Helmand province
Credit/Provider	U.S. Marines
City shown	Lashkar Gah
Source	digital
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Color space	sRGB
Exif version	2.21
Image width	3,729 px
Image height	2,475 px
Bits per component	8 8 8
Height	2,475 px
Width	3,729 px
Pixel composition	RGB
Number of components	3
Keywords	Afghanistan Fleet Imaging Command Combat Camera Group Pacific Navy Regional Command Southwest
Writer	IOCC-L-HMN-r
Special instructions	Released.Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Chandler.Regional Command Southwest.lapd38434@gmail.com.via DVIDS
Original transmission location code	Combat Photographer
Date metadata was last modified	06:56, 25 September 2011
Rating (out of 5)	5
Country shown	Afghanistan
Province or state shown	Helmand province
Code for country shown	AF
IIM version	4
Category	K - Foreign
Supplemental categories	Unclassified

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