An adorned Newar girl looks at herself in the mirror during an Ihi ceremony in Kathmandu January 28, 2012.

In the ceremony, girls are married to Bel, the fruit of a wood-apple tree, before reaching puberty. Ihi is a two-day ceremony which begins with purification rituals and ends with "Kanyadan" (giving away the virgin) of the girl by her father.

A Newar girl will be married thrice in her life, first to Bel, a second time with the sun in another ritual, and lastly with her future husband later in life.

An adorned Newar girl looks at herself in the mirror during an Ihi ceremony in Kathmandu January 28, 2012.

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