Devotees gather to offer prayers after the placement of an idol of Rato Machhindranath on the chariot for the upcoming Rato Machhendranath festival in Bungamati, Lalitpur, Nepal, April 19, 2015. Rato Machhindranath is known as the god of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship Machhindranath for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season.(Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
