Revellers pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath, the God of Rain, and pass by the historic Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Photo: Skanda Gautam
Pic. Revellers pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath, the God of Rain, and pass by the historic Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Kathmandu, May 13, 2016
A priest sprinkles sacred water during the chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath, the God of Rain, and pass by the historic Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
A devotee (face unseen) offers worships on the idol of deity Bhairav placed on the chariot of Rato Machhindranath, the God of Rain, and pass by the historic Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
A devotee worships the wheels of chariot Rato Machhindranath, the God of Rain, during the chariot festival in Lalitpur on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
— Nepali soldiers fire guns making the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath, the God of Rain, during the chariot festival in Lalitpur on Thursday, May 12, 2016.