Kathmandu, Nepal. 27th Apr, 2017. Priest carrying idol Rato Machindranath from Machindra Bahal towards chariot 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 `achindranath 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: Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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