'Rain of God' Festival In Nepal

April 18, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Nepalese people from Barahi community making the chariot of Idol Rato Machindranath 'Rain of God' at Pulchowk, Laltipur, Nepal on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival continues by pulling the chariot from Thursday, April 19, 2018 onwards from Pulchowk. Rato Machindranath is also said as the 'god of rain' and both Hindus and Buddhists worship the Machindranath in hope of good rain to prevent drought during the rice plantation season. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)

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Daily Round Up - 18 April 2018