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Rato Machhindranath chariot procession

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 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 (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.
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.
— 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.