Rato Machhendranath Festival celebrated in Lalitpur, Nepal

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-23 08:00:33|Editor: Liangyu

NEPAL-LALITPUR-RATO MACHHENDRANATH FESTIVAL

People participate in a celebration of the month-long Rato Machhendranath Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal on May 22, 2017. Rato Machhendranath is known as the god of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship Machhendranath for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

 

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