A devotee participate in a religious procession carrying oil lamps on his body as an offering during the Magh mela or Madhav narayan Festival at Thecho in Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal on February 13, 2022. (Photo by Sunil Pradhan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Hindu devotees participate in a religious procession during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on February 15, 2022. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Nepalese protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with police outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 16, 2022. The proposal was scheduled to be presented in the parliament Wednesday for approval but was postponed because of disagreement between the political parties. There has been growing opposition to the grant, mainly led by Communist parties. The money is meant to be used for the construction of power transmission lines and improvement of roads in the Himalayan nation, but the parties allege it comes with conditions that are not acceptable for the country. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





Nepalese policemen use shields to protect themselves as protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant throw stones at them outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 16, 2022. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





Nepalese protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal shout slogans outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 16, 2022. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





Devotees take holy bath and offer prayers on the bank of the Hanumante river during the final day of the month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on February 16,2022. (Photo by Monika Deupala/Reuters)





Protesters cremate a dummy corpse representing a U.S infrastructure grant before cremating it during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 18, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese police charge a protester opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal as they clash as the parliament debates the contentious aid in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, February 20, 2022. Opposition to the grant comes mainly from two Communist parties that are part of the coalition government who claim the conditions in the grant agreement will prevail over Nepal's laws and threaten the country's sovereignty. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





A Nepalese policeman fires tear gas as protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with them as the parliament debates the contentious aid in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, February 20, 2022. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





Nepalese police baton charge a protester opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal as they clash outside the parliament that debates the contentious aid in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, February 20, 2022. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





A injured protester is taken to hospital as protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with police as the parliament debates the contentious aid in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, February 20, 2022. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





A demonstrator hurls stones towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 20, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the proposed grant agreement from America under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), in Kathmandu on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Nepalese protesters and police clash during a protest against the Millennium Challenge Cooperation (MCC) in Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 February 2022. (Photo by Amit Machamasi/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Nepalese police baton charge a protester opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, February 27, 2022. The U.S. gift is opposed mostly by Communist parties in Nepal, two of which are in the governing coalition government. The money is meant to be used for the construction of power transmission lines and improvement of roads in Nepal but opponents allege it comes with conditions that are not acceptable. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Riot police fires tear gas towards the demonstrators during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 27, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Group of Sadhu holy men take part in a religious rally to mark the Mahashivaratri festival ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on February 27, 2022. Hindu Devotees from Nepal and India come to this temple to take part in the Shivaratri festival which is one of the biggest Hindu festivals dedicated to Lord Shiva and celebrated by devotees all over the world. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana during the Mahashivarati festival at Pashupatinath temple premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. During the festival this year authorities are expecting very large number of devotees at the temple that remained closed for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Niranjan Shreshta/AP Photo)





A Tibetan wearing a traditional headgear performs during a function organised to mark “Losar” or the Tibetan New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Monika Deupala/Reuters)





Tibetan exiles throw flour in the air during a ritual marking the 63rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule at Jawalakhel Tibetan camp in Lalitpur on the outskirts of the Kathmandu on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)