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Living God Ganesh walks out from the residence of Living Goddess Kumari after performing rituals during Indrajatra festival as the festival was canceled to control the spread of the coronavirus in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, August 30, 2020. A lockdown was ordered around the eight days when the canceled Indrajatra festival would have been held, and instead, a small ceremony to seek forgiveness from Indra, the Hindu god of rain, was held under government security. Many in this Himalayan nation believe they would anger the gods by shunning the rituals — which would cause catastrophe. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Living God Ganesh walks out from the residence of Living Goddess Kumari after performing rituals during Indrajatra festival as the festival was canceled to control the spread of the coronavirus in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, August 30, 2020. A lockdown was ordered around the eight days when the canceled Indrajatra festival would have been held, and instead, a small ceremony to seek forgiveness from Indra, the Hindu god of rain, was held under government security. Many in this Himalayan nation believe they would anger the gods by shunning the rituals — which would cause catastrophe. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A Nepalese woman offers prayers in front of the closed gate of Pashupatinath temple during the holy month of Shrawan in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 20, 2020. Autumn is the festival season in predominantly Hindu Nepal, where religion, celebrations and rituals are big parts of lives, but people this year will have to scale down their rituals within their homes. Nepalese authorities imposed a strict coronavirus lockdown in March that was eased in July. But the ban of outdoor festivals and religious gatherings continues and temples remain locked. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Nepalese woman offers prayers in front of the closed gate of Pashupatinath temple during the holy month of Shrawan in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 20, 2020. Autumn is the festival season in predominantly Hindu Nepal, where religion, celebrations and rituals are big parts of lives, but people this year will have to scale down their rituals within their homes. Nepalese authorities imposed a strict coronavirus lockdown in March that was eased in July. But the ban of outdoor festivals and religious gatherings continues and temples remain locked. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



Nepalese devotees collect water from the Bagmati river to perform rituals as the Pashupati temple was closed as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, August 21, 2020. The old palace courtyard packed with hundreds of thousands of people each year during the festival season is deserted, the temples are locked and all public celebrations are banned by the government to curb the coronavirus. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Nepalese devotees collect water from the Bagmati river to perform rituals as the Pashupati temple was closed as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, August 21, 2020. The old palace courtyard packed with hundreds of thousands of people each year during the festival season is deserted, the temples are locked and all public celebrations are banned by the government to curb the coronavirus. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A Nepalese Hindu Priest walks at the deserted Pashupatinath temple premises during Teej festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Nepalese Hindu Priest walks at the deserted Pashupatinath temple premises during Teej festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A Nepalese man waits for his turn to perform rituals as traditional drums are seen hanging on the wall during Gunla festival at Swayembhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, August 7, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Nepalese man waits for his turn to perform rituals as traditional drums are seen hanging on the wall during Gunla festival at Swayembhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, August 7, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A man walks on the suspension bridge in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A man walks on the suspension bridge in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Nepalese devotees along with the face mask and shield pulling the chariot of idol Rato Machindranath at Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, September 06, 2020. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival, was postponed due to rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Rato Machindranath 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. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nepalese devotees along with the face mask and shield pulling the chariot of idol Rato Machindranath at Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal on Sunday, September 06, 2020. The longest festival of Nepal, Rato Machindranath Festival, was postponed due to rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Rato Machindranath 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. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Rescue workers and residents gather for search at the scene of a landslide following heavy rains in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 kms northeast of Kathmandu on September 13, 2020. (Photo by Niroj Chaoulagain/AFP Photo)

Rescue workers and residents gather for search at the scene of a landslide following heavy rains in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 kms northeast of Kathmandu on September 13, 2020. (Photo by Niroj Chaoulagain/AFP Photo)



Nepalese health workers prepare to administer vaccines to children at a vaccination center in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, September 30, 2020. According to the Public Health Administrator Dr. Jhalak Gautam, the national vaccination campaign which was affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been resumed throughout the country. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Nepalese health workers prepare to administer vaccines to children at a vaccination center in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, September 30, 2020. According to the Public Health Administrator Dr. Jhalak Gautam, the national vaccination campaign which was affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been resumed throughout the country. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



Nepalese Devotees immerse the idol of lord Vishwakarma in the Bagmati river at Kathmandu, Nepal Friday, September 18, 2020. Vishwakarma is the deity of the creative power considered to be the original creator, architect, divine engineer of the universe. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nepalese Devotees immerse the idol of lord Vishwakarma in the Bagmati river at Kathmandu, Nepal Friday, September 18, 2020. Vishwakarma is the deity of the creative power considered to be the original creator, architect, divine engineer of the universe. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Children wearing facemasks cross a bridge on their way back home from school that reopened among few other government schools after six months of closure due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at Nagpujey village in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 kms northeast of Kathmandu on October 2, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)

Children wearing facemasks cross a bridge on their way back home from school that reopened among few other government schools after six months of closure due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at Nagpujey village in Bahrabise municipality of Sindhupalchok district, some 90 kms northeast of Kathmandu on October 2, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)



A relative prays in front of the casket of Nepal's veteran mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa during his funeral ceremony at the Sherpa Monastery in Kathmandu on September 21, 2020. Fabled Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa, nicknamed “snow leopard” for climbing the world's highest mountain a record 10 times without bottled oxygen, has died aged 72, officials said on September 21. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)

A relative prays in front of the casket of Nepal's veteran mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa during his funeral ceremony at the Sherpa Monastery in Kathmandu on September 21, 2020. Fabled Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa, nicknamed “snow leopard” for climbing the world's highest mountain a record 10 times without bottled oxygen, has died aged 72, officials said on September 21. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)



Students, wearing protective masks, maintain social distance as they attend class, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on October 4, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Students, wearing protective masks, maintain social distance as they attend class, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on October 4, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A security guard gives hand sanitiser to students as they arrive at the Prabhat secondary school as some schools reopened after a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Chandagiri municipality on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 6, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)

A security guard gives hand sanitiser to students as they arrive at the Prabhat secondary school as some schools reopened after a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Chandagiri municipality on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 6, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)



Nepalese people and Indian Migrant workers along with an umbrella lining for PCR test outside at the Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal on  September 24, 2020. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nepalese people and Indian Migrant workers along with an umbrella lining for PCR test outside at the Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal on September 24, 2020. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Nepalese youths staged protest at Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal on September 26, 2020, demanding justice to a 12yrs girl Samjhana Kami killed after rape from Bajhang district, Far-western development region of Nepal. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nepalese youths staged protest at Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal on September 26, 2020, demanding justice to a 12yrs girl Samjhana Kami killed after rape from Bajhang district, Far-western development region of Nepal. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



A teacher and her students are seen wearing face masks as they attend class at a Trikon Public School in Kathmandu amid coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on September 27, 2020. The Local government has announced that educational institutions reopen in phases starting from today after having been closed for seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A teacher and her students are seen wearing face masks as they attend class at a Trikon Public School in Kathmandu amid coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on September 27, 2020. The Local government has announced that educational institutions reopen in phases starting from today after having been closed for seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)



Devotees wearing face masks and shields pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath during the festival on September 14, 2020. Devotees took down the red god from its chariot in Pulchok and carried it to its temple in Bungamati. The annual chariot festival Rato Machhindranath skipped out on its traditional route and series of high-profile cultural events like Bhoto Jatra in Jawlakhel and coconut throwing in Lagankhel due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Devotees wearing face masks and shields pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath during the festival on September 14, 2020. Devotees took down the red god from its chariot in Pulchok and carried it to its temple in Bungamati. The annual chariot festival Rato Machhindranath skipped out on its traditional route and series of high-profile cultural events like Bhoto Jatra in Jawlakhel and coconut throwing in Lagankhel due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)



Devotees sit aside of a road in front of their houses to watch the celebrations of the Rato (Red) Machindranath Chariot festival after the government imposed ban on public gatherings as preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on September 6, 2020. The centuries-old procession was supposed to begin at the end of April but was delayed when a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed on March 24. Although restrictions were eased in July, curbs were imposed again on August 20 as coronavirus cases surged. Only essential services are allowed on the streets. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)

Devotees sit aside of a road in front of their houses to watch the celebrations of the Rato (Red) Machindranath Chariot festival after the government imposed ban on public gatherings as preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on September 6, 2020. The centuries-old procession was supposed to begin at the end of April but was delayed when a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was imposed on March 24. Although restrictions were eased in July, curbs were imposed again on August 20 as coronavirus cases surged. Only essential services are allowed on the streets. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)



People wait at a bus stop during heavy rain in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 21, 2020. The government eased the coronavirus lockdown for economic activities despite the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Nepal. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

People wait at a bus stop during heavy rain in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 21, 2020. The government eased the coronavirus lockdown for economic activities despite the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Nepal. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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