A helicopter lifts off after transporting the body of famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck at Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 30, 2017. 40-year-old Steck, one of the most-renowned mountaineers of his generation, was killed Sunday in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal, expedition organizers said. He was best known for his speed-climbing, including setting several records for ascending the north face of the Eiger, a classic mountaineering peak in the Bernese Alps that he climbed in two hours and 47 minutes without using a rope. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A devotee holds on to the ropes tied to the chariot of God Bhairab during the Biska Festival also known as Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 10, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





In this Saturday, April 15, 2017 photo, a Nepalese, face smeared with vermilion powder, watches a chariot being carried during Sindoor Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Devotees mark the festival by playing traditional drums, singing, dancing and carrying chariot of various deities around town while throwing vermilion powder to welcome the advent of spring and the New Year. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Workers unload the ballot boxes at the election commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, 21 April 2017. Nepal is scheduled to vote for the local level general elections on 14 May 2017, the first in 20 years. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)





Third grade Nepalese schoolgirl Sachina Prajapati, aged 11, does her home work at her temporary shelter in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 24 April 2017. The people in Bhaktapur still live in temporary shelters after loosing their homes and family members in the earthquake of April 2015. Nepal marks the second anniversary of the quake that left over 8,000 people dead and more than 21,000 injured on 25 April 2015. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)





A devotee takes a holy bath at the Balaju Baise Dhara (22 water spouts) during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 11, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A stuntman rides a motorcycle inside the “Well of Death” attraction during a fair in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A boy gets his face smeared with vermillion powder during “Sindoor Jatra” vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 15, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Temporary police personnel recruited for the upcoming local election to elect representatives of municipalities and villages are trained in Kathmandu, Nepal April 23, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Temporary police personnel recruited for the upcoming local election to elect representatives of municipalities and villages are trained in Kathmandu, Nepal April 23, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A girl lights a candle as she marks the anniversary of 2015 Nepal earthquake, at Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees gather around the chariot of Rato Machhindranath during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal April 30, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees play traditional drums in front of the chariot of Rato Machhindranath during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal April 30, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





People observe the chariot of Rato Machhindranath as it passes by their houses during the chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 30, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





People collect their voters' identity cards at a polling station for the upcoming local election of municipalities and villages representatives in Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, May 11, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Young Buddhist monks receive donations during Buddha's birthday prayers at Boudha Stupa on May 10, 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Vesak is observed during the full moon in May or June, which celebrates the stages of the life of Buddhism's founder, Gautama Buddha, from the birth, the enlightenment to nirvana, and his passing (Parinirvana). (Photo by Tom Van Cakenberghe/Getty Images)





Nepalese mountain climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, does his morning Yoga at his residence in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The 85-year-old climber who was once the oldest person to scale the world’s highest mountain is heading back to Mount Everest in hopes of scaling the peak and regaining the title. Sherchan is aiming to scale the peak next month when there is window of favorable weather on the summit. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this May 11, 2017 photo, supporters of Nepali Congress party march during an election campaign event in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Much has changed since Nepal last held local elections 20 years ago – the Himalayan country's 240-year monarchy was abolished, federal democracy was introduced and political wrangling took center stage. Earthquakes ravaged the country. A Maoist insurgency left thousands dead. And widespread poverty ensured daily life for many remained a struggle if not a misery. Through it all, Nepal's 29 million citizens have had only government-appointed bureaucrats to look to for answers or help with settling local disputes. Many voters said they were excited for the chance this weekend to choose local representatives for the first time since 1997. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this May 11, 2017 photo, a Nepalese man checks his phone next to an election campaign poster of Nepal Unified Marxist Leninist, CPN-UML party in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this May 11, 2017 photo, a Nepalese teenager holds the Nepali Congress party flag in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Nepalese stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the local election in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Nepalese lined up to vote Sunday for representatives in municipality and village council positions held in the Himalayan nation for the first time in two decades. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Nepalese elderly people arrive at a polling station to cast their votes during the local election in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 14, 2017. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Nepalese policewomen ask a voter to take off his mask while he arrives at a polling station to cast his vote during the local election in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 14, 2017. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this Tuesday, April 25, 2017, photo, shadows of Nepalese people are cast on the Boudhanath stupa as they light candles to mark the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Two years ago, Nepal was ravaged by a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people and left another 4 million homeless as their humble homes built from brick and stone were toppled within seconds. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Nepalese Buddhist monks gather at Tengboche Monastery in Tengboche some 300kms north-east of Kathmandu on May 5, 2017. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Nepalese revellers ring bells on a wooden chariot during celebrations for the Nepalese New Year or “Bisket Jatra” in Bhaktapur, some 12 kms east of Kathmandu, on April 14, 2017. The festival which began April 10, is celebrated for nine days by the ethnic Newar community in Bhaktapur. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Devotees play traditional musical instruments while celebrating the “Sindoor Jatra” vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 15, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





In this April 20, 2017, photo, a man soaks cane in hot water cauldrons to make it flexible for use in the construction of the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. The Rato Machindra festival that centers on the chariot in the capital Kathmandu, preludes the monsoon season in Nepal where majority of the population still depend on farming for livelihood. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this April 18, 2017, photo, a member of Yanwal community use cane strips in the construction of the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this April 22, 2017, photo, paint and brushes sit at the feet of the statue of Rato Machindranath as it is painted in time for the Rato Machindranath festival, in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. Legend says that around the 7th century there was massive drought in the Kathmandu valley. It was believed that the arrival of the red deity would end the drought and bring back the rainfall. Hence then King Narendra Dev along with a priest and farmer travelled to what is now the Assam state in India and brought back Karunamaya, the god of compassion. It is popularly now known as Rato Machindranath. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this April 21, 2017 photo, members of the Barahi community assemble the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The Barahis are responsible for repairing the giant wheels, carving the base and erecting the tower of logs for the chariot. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with a good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this April 21, 2017, photo, a Hindu woman performs ritual prayers in front of wheels that will be assembled for the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The chariot built every year is 15-meter (48-foot) tall and based on a chassis that is only as wide as a small truck. The chariot rides high over the heads of people as it sits on four giant wooden wheels decorated with painted eyes. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with a good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A young Buddhist monk takes part in Buddha's birthday prayers at Boudha Stupa on May 10, 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Vesak is observed during the full moon in May or June, which celebrates the stages of the life of Buddhism's founder, Gautama Buddha, from the birth, the enlightenment to nirvana, and his passing (Parinirvana). (Photo by Tom Van Cakenberghe/Getty Images)





In this May 2, 2017, photo, Nepalese members of the Newar community pull the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this April 20, 2017, photo, members of the Chitrakar team of artists carry the statue of Rato Machindranath for painting and repairs in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed statue of Machindranath is made from red-painted clay, decorated with gold ornaments and kept under lock and key for months until it is brought out for the Rato Machindranath festival. The harvest festival, that preludes the monsoon season in Nepal, centers on a five-story high chariot that carries the deity in the capital Kathmandu. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





In this April 23, 2017, photo, a Chitrakar artist paints details on the statue of Rato Machindranath in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)