Chariot festival in Nepal

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Binit Shakya in Lalitpur has been to the Rato Machindranath chariot procession, which honours the god of rain and lasts almost a month (Photo: Nepalese priests on the last day of the Rato Machindranath chariot festival, also known as Bhoto Jatra, at Bungamati in Lalitpur outside Kathmandu. The event is celebrated each year to herald good monsoon rains. Credit: PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)