Devotees carry the idol of Dipankar Buddha during the chariot festival of Nala Machhendranath in Kavrepalanchowk district of eastern Nepal. Machhendranath is known as god of rain and various incarnations of Machhendranaths are worshipped in and around Kathmandu valley as well as at different places of the country at various times. (Photo by Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press)

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