NEPAL - RELIGION - RATO MACHHINDRANATH FESTIVAL Stock Image

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NEPAL, Patan: The restored chariot is prepped in Patan, Nepal as Hindu and Buddhist devotees celebrate the festival of rain god Rato Machindranath on September 22, 2015. The festival takes place each April, but was delayed this year after a devastating earthquake damaged the chariot that devotees pull through the area in the hope of securing a good harvest.

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