(250209) -- LALITPUR, Feb. 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A girl from Newari community receives a tika on her forehead as a blessing during a parade celebrating the Bhimsen Puja festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Feb.

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the economy, its impact is just as dramatic. "Business is booming everywhere for ...