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  • May 19, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese woman farmer uses a sickle to harvest wheat in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 22, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese artist dressed as Lord Narsimha performs during Kartik Nach festival at midnight in Lalitpur. The religious dance is performed over ten days in the Nepalese calendar known as Kartik to thank Lord Kumara for his protection. The devout King Siddhi Narsingh Malla first established the Kartik Nach in the 17th century. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 27, 2019 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A boy swims on Jagmadu pond during a hot day in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 21, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese boy plays flute for a customer on the occasion of World Music Day which has evolved to explore new musical trends and music from across the world to revive traditional music at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal on June 21, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 5, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese revelers pull the chariot of the ''God of Rain'' Rato Machhindranath during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on Friday, May 05, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 5, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Living Goddess Kumari looks on as she observes the chariot pulling festival of the ''God of Rain'' Rato Machhindranath in Lalitpur, Nepal on Friday, May 05, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 9, 2018 - Lalitpur, NP, Nepal - 27yrs old Nepalese artist, ARUN PANDIT paints on clay idol of the Hindu God Ganesh, which is being transported to worship in different parts of Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday, October 09, 2018 at Lalitpur, Nepal. Dashain is the most auspicious and biggest celebrated festival in Nepal offering devotion towards Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Dashain is a 10-day grand festival of Nepalese Hindu people. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 25, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese devotee carries a traditional torch during a procession to welcome the deity back to the temple on the last day of the month-long Rato Machindranath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on May 25, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 22, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese artist dressed as Lord Narsimha performs during Kartik Nach festival at midnight in Lalitpur, Nepal. The religious dance is performed over ten days in the Nepalese calendar known as Kartik to thank Lord Kumara for his protection. The devout King Siddhi Narsingh Malla first established the Kartik Nach in the 17th century. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 3, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese woman handcrafts a decorative paper design to make a product made of Lokta raw materials at a factory in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Lokta is a Daphne plant acquired from the bark of the Daphne bush, which grows abundantly in the Himalayan foothills at high altitudes. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 19, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - An elderly man walks along a temple in the courtyard at Mul Chowk, one of the largest and oldest palace inside ancient Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 6, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - An artist giving touches on an idol of Lord Ganesh for the upcoming Dashain festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday, October 06, 2018. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 16, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Devotees light butter lamps to worship God Bhimsen inside Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site during Bhimsen festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on August 16, 2017. Deity Bhimsen is worshipped in belief of prosperity to ones business. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A girl looks on as a Lakhey performs a traditional dance while taking part in a parade during Mataya festival, the festival of lights to commemorate the departed in Lalitpur. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 16, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese man planting rice in a paddy field as it rains in Lalitpur, Nepal on June 16, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese woman farmer uses a sickle to harvest wheat in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 5, 2019 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Priests carry the idol of God of Rain ''Rato Machhindranath'' to place the deity inside the chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Both Hindus and Buddhists worship Rato Machhindranath the God of Rain praying for good harvest. Devotees worship Machhendranath to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. A chariot of the deity placed inside is paraded around the ancient city and thousands of devotees from across the valley come to worship the God of Rain. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 6, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - An artist giving touches on an idol of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Dashain festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday, October 06, 2018. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 27, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A pillion walks along after a motorbike clogged functioning on an inundated road after a spell of heavy rainfall in Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, August 27, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A girl from ethnic Newar community takes part in a parade during Mataya festival, the festival of lights, to commemorate the departed, in Lalitpur. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 7, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Hindu woman lit butter lamps offering prayers to Lord Shiva during Monday of Shrawan month(Shrawan Somvar) at Kumbheshwor temple in Lalitpur. Shrawan month is considered as the holiest month of the year and each Somvar (Monday) of this month is known as Shrawan Somvar, Hindu married women pray the long and prosperous life for their husbands and unmarried wish for a good husband. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 27, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A woman takes a bath from a traditional water spout in Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 9, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese women queue with their jerry cans to fill water from an ancient water spout inside UNESCO World Heritage Site premise at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal on June 9, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese woman farmer uses a sickle to harvest wheat in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 5, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese revelers circle the chariot of the ''God of Rain'' Rato Machhindranath during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 28, 2019 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A boy circles to pray on a wheel of the chariot of the God of Rain ''Rato Machhindranath'' being constructed for the deity chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, April 28, 2019. Both Hindus and Buddhists worship Rato Machhindranath the God of Rain praying for good harvest. Devotees worship Machhendranath to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. A chariot of the deity placed inside is paraded around the ancient city and thousands of devotees from across the valley come to worship the God of Rain. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 1, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A mother and child observe flowers during a floral expo in Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday, November 01, 2018. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 20, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - People take pictures with a masked dancer during the historical Kartik Nach festival at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 26, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese soldiers fire their muskets as revellers pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath during the Rato Machhindranath chariot festival. Rato Machhindranath is worshipped by the hindus and buddhists as the god of rain and is often worshipped for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. Picture taken with slow shutter speed. (Credit Image: © Milan Adhikari/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 9, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Women clad in traditional attire take part in a parade during Mataya festival, the festival of lights to commemorate the departed in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday, August 09, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese women farmers use sickle to harvest wheat in Lalitpur, Nepal on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 10, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese man dressed in traditional attire looks on during celebrations of Ubhauli festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. The festival of Ubhauli marks the beginning of the farming season and the arrival of summer for better health and crops and is one of the biggest festivals celebrated by Kirat religion in Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - People hold umbrellas to shelter from rainfall while observing the Rato Machindranath chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday, May 04, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 9, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepali Congress party candidate gestures to a woman during the election campaign of Nepali Congress party candidates for the upcoming elections in Lalitpur, Nepal on Tuesday, May 09, 2017. The local elections are scheduled to be held after a period of 20 years on May 14, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 4, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A devotee offer prayers to the idol of Goddess Mahalaxmi during Khat festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday, May 04, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 30, 2019 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A priest giving touches on an idol of the God of Rain ''Rato Machhindranath'' for the deity chariot procession inside the divine being's temple in Lalitpur, Nepal on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Both Hindus and Buddhists worship Rato Machhindranath the God of Rain praying for good harvest. Devotees worship Machhendranath to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. A chariot of the deity placed inside is paraded around the ancient city and thousands of devotees from across the valley come to worship the God of Rain. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 4, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A baby Langur sits beside another inside their enclosure at a zoo in Lalitpur, Nepal on Friday, August 04, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 29, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Boys ride a bicycle through paddy fields on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, July 29, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese rice farmers react while planting rice saplings in a rice paddy field ahead of the annual celebrations of Ropai Jatra or the rice planting festival in the outskirts of Kathmandu. Monsoon rains be a sign of the beginning of rice planting season in Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 29, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A farmer works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, July 29, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 8, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Nepalese rice farmers planting rice saplings in a rice paddy field ahead of the annual celebrations of Ropai Jatra or the rice planting festival in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on June 8, 2017. Monsoon rains be a sign of the beginning of rice planting season in Nepal. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 30, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Living Goddess Kumari observes the chariot procession of Rato Machhendranath,God of rain on the first day of the month-long festival from Pulchowk towards Gabhal.Rato Machhendranath is known as the god of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • February 5, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Five children were chosen as the probable candidates for the selection of a new living goddess Kumari of Lalitpur. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 5, 2018 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Cows wander the streets in Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday, May 05, 2018. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Aug. 14, 2017 Lalitpur, Nepal - A Nepalese boy dressed as lord Krishna celebrates Krishna Janmashtami festival in Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal. Krishna Janmashtami festival, which marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, is celebrated annually.  (Credit Image: © Aishu Mathema/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 28, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Devotees gathered to offer prayers during Nag Panchami festival at Nag Daha (Serpent Pond) in Lalitpur,Nepal. Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes or serpents observed by Hindus throughout Nepal.The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of Lunar month of Shrawan according to the Hindu calendar. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 3, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese woman dries screen-printed decorative paper made of Lokta raw materials at a factory in Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Lokta is a Daphne plant acquired from the bark of the Daphne bush, which grows abundantly in the Himalayan foothills at high altitudes. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 12, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A building premises of Kathmandu University (KU) water logged due to the heavy rainfall at Patan, Nepal on Saturday, August 12, 2016. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • November 3, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A man dressed in an attire of a character poses during Com Cos Con in Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday, November 03, 2018. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 30, 2017 - Laltipur, NP, Nepal - Devotees playing traditional instruments during Chariot pulling festival of Rato Machindranath 'God of Rain' on first day at Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival continues from May 10, 2016. 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/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 3, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A person dressed in an attire of a ghost poses during Com Cos Con in Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 30, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - The Local leader on the chariot leads to pull Chariot of Rato Machindranath 'God of Rain' on first day at Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival continues from May 10, 2016. 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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  • October 20, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese farmers harvests paddy in Bade gaun village at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on October 20, 2016. (Credit Image: © Sunil Pradhan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 20, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese farmer winnows newly harvest paddy in Bade gaun village at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on October 20, 2016. (Credit Image: © Sunil Pradhan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 18, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A woman reacts as she looks out a window with hung red chilies at a house in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 18, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 7, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - People participate in the chariot procession of Rato Machhendranath, God of rain at Lagankhel. Rato Machhendranath is known as the God of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 27, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Priests carry Idol of Rato Machhendranath to its place at chariot for the upcoming Rato Machhendranath festival. Rato Machhindranath is known as the god of rain worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 13, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - A vehicle stuck on a flooded residential area caused by incessant rainfall near Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, August 13, 2017. At least 28 people were killed and ten missing in floods and landslips triggered by heavy rainfall in various parts of the country in the last two days. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 20, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese farmers harvests paddy in Bade gaun village at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on October 20, 2016. (Credit Image: © Sunil Pradhan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 20, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese farmers harvests paddy in Bade gaun village at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on October 20, 2016. (Credit Image: © Sunil Pradhan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 20, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese farmers harvests paddy in Bade gaun village at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on October 20, 2016. (Credit Image: © Sunil Pradhan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 18, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Farmers work at paddy fields in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 18, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 20, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese farmers harvests paddy in Bade gaun village at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on October 20, 2016. (Credit Image: © Sunil Pradhan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 26, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - 5 yrs old Living goddess of Patan, Nihira Bajracharya, arrive to observe the Chariot Pulling Festival of Rato Machindranath 'God of Rain' from Lagankhel on Thursday, April 26, 2018. 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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  • August 19, 2017 - Khokana, Patan, Nepal - Nepalese cyclist participate 20Km Ride to Khokana, Cycling for the Cause, Contribute to Restoring Cultural Heritage program from Kasthamandap to Khokana, organised by Khokana Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Committee on Saturday, August 19, 2017. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 29, 2019 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Ghambir Nekhu, 48 yrs old, priest painting on the statue of Idol Rato Machindranath 'Rain of God' at Machindra Bahal, Laltipur, Nepal on Monday, April 29, 2019. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival continues by pulling the chariot from May 08, 2019 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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  • August 8, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Masked dancers perform in celebration of Gaijatra festival or the festival of cows in Bhaktapur. Hindus celebrated the festival in commemorate of the death loved ones and pray for peace soul honouring cows or decorate people as cow in the streets. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 9, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese devotees offering ritual prayer infront of chariot of Rato Machindranath at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Tuesday, May 09, 2017. 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/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 27, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Devotees plays and sing traditional songs and traditional instruments during on a first day of festival commencement on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival continues by pulling the chariot from May 1, 2017 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/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 28, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Nepalese male devotees blocked by female nepalese police personnel during Nepalese Female devotees arranging to pull the chariot of the Rato Machindranath from Lagankhel to Thati tole on Saturday, April 28, 2018. As per time honored tradition, the chariot is pulled exclusively by women. This part of the chariot procession is known as Yakah Misaya Bhujya. 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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  • 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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  • April 27, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Portrait of Idol Rato Machindranath 'God of Rain' at Machindra Bahal, Laltipur, Nepal on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival continues by pulling the chariot from May 1, 2017 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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  • April 27, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Nepalese people offering rituals during a Rato Machindranath festival celebrated at Lagankhel, Laltipur, Nepal on Friday, April 27, 2018. 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. According to old belief, whoever catches the thrown holy coconut fruit, it will be blessed with a baby son and will have a prosper life year ahead. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 19, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Buddhists distribute offerings to devotees during Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu,Nepal. Pancha Dan is the festival of five summer gifts donating the five different things including rice grains, unhusked rice grains, salt, money and pulses. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 8, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese kid dressed as Lord Krishna take part in  celebration of Gaijatra festival or the festival of cows in Kathmandu. Hindus celebrated the festival in commemorate of the death loved ones and pray for peace soul honouring cows or decorate people as cow in the streets. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 6, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Tibetan people offering rituals towards the poster of Dalai Lama during 83rd birthday celebration of the exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Lalitpur, Nepal on Friday, July 06, 2018. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • November 21, 2018 - Nepal - A man lightens up lamps ready for Kartik Naach festival at Mangalbazar in Lalitpur, Nepal. The religious dance is performed over twelve days on the basis of conducts of Lord Krishna which begun during period of King Siddhi Narsingh Malla in the 17th century. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 1, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Nepalese people buying different varieties of flower showcased during floral expo in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday, November 01, 2018. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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