Bhaktapur, Nepal. 14th Apr, 2017. Nepalese devotees hang on the rope to pull down the erected long wooden ceremonial pole "lingo" during a celebration of Nepali New Year and Bisket Jatra Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The pole is believed to protect from all natural calamities and evils and is erected by Newars during the festival. Bisket Jatra is one of the major festival of the city as a tradition in celebration to welcome spring season and Nepali New Year. Credit: Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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