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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 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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  • 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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  • April 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Priests taking holy bath before carrying idol Seto Machindranath towards chariot for the annual festival of Seto Machindranath Chariot festival at Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 04, 2017. Devotees celebrates weeklong festival of idol Seto Machindranath for timely rainfall and good harvest. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Priest ready for taking holy bath before carrying idol Seto Machindranath towards chariot for the annual festival of Seto Machindranath Chariot festival at Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 04, 2017. Devotees celebrates weeklong festival of idol Seto Machindranath for timely rainfall and good harvest. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/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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  • 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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  • June 30, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese devotees pull a chariot during the Ganga Mai Chariot festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, June 30, 2017.  Ganga, the goddess of holy water is worshipped on this day for rainfall and betterment of crops during the season. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam 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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  • 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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  • April 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Priests carry the idol of Seto Machhendranath towards chariot from the temple  during the celebration of Seto Machhendranath Chariot festival on the first day in Kathmandu, Nepal. HIndus and Boudhist both worship Seto Machhendranath as God of rain and prosperity. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese devotees circle around the chariot of Seto Machindranath for worship during the chariot festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 04, 2017. Seto Machindranath is a Deity worshiped by the Hindus and Buddhists for rainfall and good harvest. (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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  • 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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  • May 5, 2018 - Giza, Cairo, Egypt - Trucks carrying the last chariot of Tutankhamun arrive to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Giza, Egypt, 05 May 2018. The sixth and last chariot of Tutankhamun arrived to GEM from the military museum. The GEM will hold all the 5398 artifacts of Tutankhamun for the first time in history, which were previously on display at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Luxor Museum, and the Military Museum. The Grand Egyptian Museum is located two kilometers away from the Pyramids of Giza and is expected to have a soft opening in the second half of 2018. (Credit Image: © Fayed El-Geziry/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • May 26, 2019 - Kiev, Ukraine - Ukrainian devotees of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) pull the chariot's rope during the Ratha Yatra Festival or Chariot Festival in Kiev, Ukraine, on 26 May, 2019. Rathayatra one of the most important and most colorful holidays in India. Every year in Puri, Orissa, India, more than 500,000 people are celebrating it. For the first time outside of India, Ratha Yatra was in San Francisco in 1967, and since then it is the official holiday of the city. The central element of the walk is Ratha, a magnificently decorated chariot in the form of a dome, which the participants of the action drag along the street with the help of ropes. It symbolizes the path of the soul towards peace and love. It is believed that everyone who takes a rope, lucky in life. Ancient Vedic holiday, Ratha-Yatra, besides India, takes place annually in many world metropolises: New York, London, Berlin, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Sydney, San Francisco, Paris and Barcelona. (Credit Image: © Str/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 26, 2019 - Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine - Hare Krishna devotees are seen pulling a decorative chariot eight meters high during the Ratha-Yatra Carnival of Chariots in Kiev..According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees. Ratha Yatra also referred to as Rathayatra, Rathajatra or Chariot festival is popular public procession in a chariot, celebrated annually in India and it attracts over a million Hindu pilgrims to join the procession. The central element of the walk is Ratha, a magnificently decorated chariot in the form of a dome, which the participants drag along the street with the help of ropes. It symbolizes the path of the soul towards peace and love. It is believed that everyone who takes a rope will be lucky in life. (Credit Image: © Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
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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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  • September 6, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Goddess 'Kumari' living goddess of Kathmandu walks towards chariot for the chariot pulling festival on the fourth day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, September 06, 2017. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu.  Indra Jatra is one of the important festivals of Nepal celebrating the end of the monsoon.The biggest festival when Kumari shows up in the public is in Indra Jatra. On the following day the chariot of Kumari, Bhairab and Ganesh pulled around the streets of Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. the living goddess Kumari is taken out in a procession in a chariot. The festival continues for eight days during which time there is much rejoicing, dancing and feasting. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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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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  • 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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  • July 6, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese children maintain balance on the tip of a prong implanted in a chariot during the Trishul festival in Kathmandu. The Trishul Jatra chariot is toured throughout the ancient city with children carried between the spikes of Trishul, the weapon of Lord Shiva. It is one of the oldest festivals of Newar community. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 6, 2018 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A little girl reacts as balanced on top of a chariot during the Trishul Jatra festival celebrated in Jayabageshwari, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, June 06, 2018. On this day a chariot is pulled around the streets and Festival is celebrated by Hindus who believe that their children will be blessed by good health after participation in the ritual. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 3, 2017 - Guwahati, India - Devotees pulling the Chariot during the Jagannath Rath Yatra 2017, organized by Harekrishna Movement Guwahati, at Panbazar in Guwahati on Monday, July 03, 2017. .Devotees pulling the Chariot during the Jagannath Rath Yatra 2017, organized by Harekrishna Movement Guwahati, at Panbazar in Guwahati on Monday, July 03, 2017. (Credit Image: © Rajib Jyoti Sarma/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 6, 2018 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese children maintain balance on the tip of a prong implanted in a chariot during the Trishul festival in Kathmandu. The Trishul Jatra chariot is toured throughout the ancient city with children carried between the spikes of Trishul, the weapon of Lord Shiva. It is one of the oldest festivals of Newar community. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 25, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese devotees dressed in traditional attire decorate colors before a procession to celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra, a chariot festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, June 25, 2017. This procession is a replica of the famous Jagannath Rath Yatra held annually in Jagannath Puri, Odisha since 10th-11th century. Ratha Yatra is a festival that involves moving deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on a chariot. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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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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  • June 25, 2017 - Kolkata, India - Foreign devotees sing and dance during the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot festival. Devotees pull chariots with idols of Hindu god  Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra through the streets of Kolkata during the festival. (Credit Image: © Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 10, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Devotees carrying God Ganesh for the chariot pulling festival on the last day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated in Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, September 11, 2017. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 25, 2017 - Kolkata, west bengal, India - Kolkata, West Bengal, India : On 25th June 2017, 46th Rathayatra, the chariot festival organised by ISCKON of Kolkata on the heart of the city. The theme of this year's festival is Ramanuj Achharya, an influential philosopher-saint of Vaishvism. Huge number of people among them who are .Vaishnav gather to pay homage to the lord Jaggannath, another name of lord Krishna on the auspicious occasion. (Credit Image: © Debsuddha Banerjee via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees hold a Nepalese woman as she reaches on top to drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 14, 2018 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Local people pull chariot of Bhairab during the celebration of traditional Bisket Jatra Festival or Nepali New Year to welcome spring in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 1, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A school girl offers prayers on the wheels of a chariot placed for upcoming Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, September 01, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 25, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - A devotee has dressed up like lord krishna to take part in the procession of Iskon rathyatra in Kolkata. Rath Yatra or the cart festival is more than 5000 years old festival which is mainly celebrated in Puri, Orissa with great zeal. This eminent festival marks the return of Lord Krishna to Vrindavan with his elder brother balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The rath yatra is a journey in a chariot accompanied by the public and it is usually celebrated in the month of June or July. Rath yatra is also celebrated in different parts of West Bengal under the supervision of the Iscon temple. (Credit Image: © Sushavan Nandy/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 26, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Thousands of devotees have taken part in this holy procession with great respect, to seek the blessings of lord jagannath during rath yatra in Kolkata, India. Rath Yatra or the cart festival is more than 5000 years old festival which is mainly celebrated in Puri, Orissa with great zeal. This eminent festival marks the return of Lord Krishna to Vrindavan with his elder brother balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The rath yatra is a journey in a chariot accompanied by the public and it is usually celebrated in the month of June or July.  (Credit Image: © Sushavan Nandy/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 9, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) priest and Sanyasi or holy man pour milk, honey, curd and water Jagannath, Balabhadra on Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra on the occasion of  Snan Yatra or bathing ceremony ahead of their Ratha Yatra or chariot festival in Kolkata. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 23, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Artisan busy to paints Ratha or Chariot ahead of Ratha Yatra Festival or Car Festival at ISKCON Kolkata office. (Credit Image: © Saikat Paul/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 9, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Indian Hindu priests  carrying the idol God  Jagannath before the of holy Snan Yatra or bathing ceremony ahead of their Ratha Yatra or chariot festival in Kolkata , India on Friday, 9th June , 2017. (Credit Image: © Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese women drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese woman climbs on top of others to drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Young Nepalese women drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese girl climbs on top of others to drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 10, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepal's Living Goddess Kumari is carried on a chariot during the last day of Indra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - God 'Bhairab' walks towards chariot for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees hold a Nepalese woman as she reaches on top to drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese girl climbs on top of others to drink local homemade alcohol from the mouth of idol Swet Bhairab on the fifth-day of the eight-day long Indrajatra festival, celebrated to honor Deity Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Indrajatra is the biggest religious street festival held annually in Nepal. Singing, mask dance, rejoicing chariot processions and devotees offering prayers along with other rituals hold the eight-day festival celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 10, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Living Goddess Kumari is brought for chariot procession in celebration of last day of a week-long Indrajatra festival at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Credit Image: © Sunil Sharma via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 26, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - A devotee is walking in the procession with his daughter on his shoulders as she is too small to walk herself in the procession during rath yatra in Kolkata, India on 25.6.2017. Rath Yatra or the cart festival is more than 5000 years old festival which is mainly celebrated in Puri, Orissa with great zeal. This eminent festival marks the return of Lord Krishna to Vrindavan with his elder brother balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The rath yatra is a journey in a chariot accompanied by the public and it is usually celebrated in the month of June or July. Rath yatra is also celebrated in different parts of West Bengal under the supervision of the Iscon temple. (Credit Image: © Sushavan Nandy/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Devotees offering ritual prayer on the chariot of Lord Narayan during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Kid Playing on a chariot of deity on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees carrying Goddess 'Kumari' for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees carrying God 'Bhairab' as seen traditional decorated flower for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Devotees carrying God 'Ganesh' for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Devotees offering ritual prayer on the chariot of Lord Narayan during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees carrying God 'Ganesh' for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees pulling the chariot of Living Goddess of Nepal 'Kumari' on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees pulling the chariot of Living Goddess of Nepal 'Kumari' on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Kid Playing on a chariot of deity on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • October 17, 2016 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - An old man observing festival as Locals carry as well as rotates top part of a chariot of Lord Narayan across the streets of Hadigaun during Lord Narayan jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, October 17, 2016. Once in a every year right after Dashain Festival this festival celebrates. The Narayan Jatra Festival of Hadigaun is a unique Festival in the capital involving three circular bamboo structures, above which an idol of the Lord Narayan in placed, and then rotated by two people standing below. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Devotees carrying God 'Bhairab' for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Devotees carrying Goddess 'Kumari' for the chariot pulling festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 25, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Students perform Odissi Dances and inauguration ceremony  at the ISKCON 46th Rath Yatra on June 25,2017 in Kolkata ,India.The three deities of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by devotees. (Credit Image: © Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • June 3, 2017 - Rome, Italy, Italy - Ratha Yatra, the festival of chariots is one of the oldest religious celebrations in India (originally from Puri, in Orissa) and is held every year in all major cities around the world. (Credit Image: © Patrizia Cortellessa/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 15, 2018 - Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal - Nepalese devotee applying vermillion powder towards his friends during the celebration of ''Sindoor Jatra'' vermillion powder festival as Nepalese New Year day celebration at Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 14, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Portrait of an old man observe the pull down 'Linga' a wodden pole during the celebration of Bisket Jatra Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Friday, April 14, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 14, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Thousands of Nepalese devotees gather to observe the pull down 'Linga' a wodden pole during the celebration of Bisket Jatra Festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal on Friday, April 14, 2017. The Bisket Jatra festival is a week long festival celebrated at Bhaktapur during Nepalese New year celebration. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 7, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A street vendor selling offering materials around the premises of Basantapur durbar Square on the fifth day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated in Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 07, 2017. The huge mask of Swet Bhairab is only open for a week during Indra Jatra festival. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for a week in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 7, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - Nepalese devotees offering butter lamps around the premises of Basantapur durbar Square on the fifth day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated in Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 07, 2017. The huge mask of Swet Bhairab is only open for a week during Indra Jatra festival. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for a week in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 10, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A mask dancer 'Lakhay', dancing in the traditional ritual tunes of drums on the last day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated in Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, September 11, 2017. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - A Nepalese devotees observing festival from the traditional window on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Relic of Lord Ganesh carried dancing in the ritual tunes on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • March 22, 2019 - Nala, NP, Nepal - A portrait of little girls from the Newar community arrives for the rituals of the first marriage Ehi celebration during the auspicious occasion of God of Rain, Seto Machhendranath Festival in Nala, Kavre, Nepal on Friday, March 22, 2019. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 7, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese devotees dressed as various God and Goddess holds oil lamp during fifth day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. The huge mask of Swet Bhairab is only open for a week during Indra Jatra festival. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for a week in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Priest on a traditional attire playing traditional drums attending on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Thousands of Nepalese devotees observing the festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A mask dancer 'Lakhay', dancing in the traditional ritual tunes of drums on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - A Portrait of Nepalese army personnel of Gurju Paltan participate on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Traditional mask dancer, dancing in the ritual tunes on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Preist on a traditional attire playing traditional drums attending on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Traditional mask dancer, dancing in the ritual tunes on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Priest on a traditional attire attending on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Thousands of Nepalese devotees observing the festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Relic of Lord Ganesh carried dancing in the ritual tunes on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Relic of Lord Ganesh carried dancing in the ritual tunes on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Thousands of Nepalese devotees observing the festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 15, 2016 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - Thousands of Nepalese devotees observing the festival on the third day of Indra Jatra Festival celebrated at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Devotees celebrated the god of rain 'Indra' for 8 days in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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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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