Today, it is customary to clean water sources such as wells, ponds, and traditional stone streams.
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The Newar community in the Kathmandu Valley is celebrating the Sithi Nakh festival today. On this day, they clean water sources like wells, ponds and traditional stone streams. In Lalitpur, the Newar community has also cleaned a stone stream.
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