People sleep on an abandoned sofa outside a coffee shop at Thamel, a major tourist hub, after the government implemented restrictions on transport and gatherings and all shops are shuttered for a week as part of safety measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 25, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Nepalese youth perform a play as part of a protest demanding better COVID-19 management at Patan Durbar Square near Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo/File)





Flocks of pigeons take flight as a woman wearing a face mask sits during the government imposed lockdown amid the rise in coronavirus disease at Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, August 30, 2020. (Photo by Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Nepali woman drinks homemade alcohol as blessings of deity Swet Bhairav during a religious ritual on the last day of the Indra Jatra festival amid lockdown imposed concerns of COVID-19 outbreak at Hanumandhoka Durbar Sqaure in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 6, 2020. Nepalese celebrate the Indra Jatra festival to worship “Indra”, the King of Gods according to the Hindu myth and to mark the end of monsoon season. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/ZUMA Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Monkey crosses the road during lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 August 2020. The Kathmandu valley is under a complete lock down, in an eff​ort to combat the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)





People gather around the miniature chariot before pulling it during the annual festival of Indra Jatra as the official celebration has been cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 2, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





People carry the miniature chariot of the Living Goddess Kumari during the annual festival of Indra Jatra as official celebration has been cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 2, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





An idol of the Living Goddess Kumari is pictured inside the miniature chariot kept on display during the annual festival of Indra Jatra as the official celebration has been cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 2, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A teargas canister shot by police, pierces the window of a house during the protest after locals tried to pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath amid the ban on public and religious gatherings to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lalitpur, Nepal on September 3, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A man reacts as people pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath amid the ban on public and religious gatherings to control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lalitpur, Nepal on September 3, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese protesters defying a government coronavirus lockdown to take part in a religious festival clash with riot police, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Thursday, September 3, 2020. A 5-story-high chariot holding a statue of the deity Rato Machindranath was built but parked for months because of government orders not hold the annual festival due to fear over the spread of the coronavirus. The statue is normally pulled around the city for a month. Police officers in riot gear blocked the protesters when they moved the chariot, dousing them with water cannons. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Local people attack a police water cannon truck during a clash between the devotees and police in Lalitpur, Nepal, on September 3, 2020. Nepalese police interrupted the chariot festival of Rato Machhindranath amid the ban on public and religious gatherings to control the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Chine Nouvelle/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Nepalese devotees and riot police clash ahead of the Rato Machindranath chariot festival procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, 03 September 2020. Hundreds of devotees and riot police clashed when devotees started procession of Rato Machindranath chariot amid coronavirus pandemic lockdown. The Rato Machhindranath festival, which pays homage to the rain diety of the same name, features a procession with a 32-foot high wooden chariot, has been suspended more than a month ago due to the coronavirus pandemic. Previously, thousands of Hindus and Buddhists community celebrated the Ratomachindranath festival by pulling the chariot all over the valley for a month. The festival is celebrated in the hope of a good harvest, prosperity and good luck, for the upcoming year. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Nepali riot police stand guard during a curfew, a day after violent clashes between police and residents, in Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on September 4, 2020. Nepali authority have imposed one day long curfew in Lalitpur district after they tried to halt the annual Buddhist chariot procession of Rato Machindranath amid restrictions to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Nepalese devotees offer ritual prayer at the Bank of Bagmati River of Pashupatinath Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Rishi Panchami festival is  celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India. During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life of their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. Due to prohibitory order lockdown in Kathmandu valley for a week-long, as rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Peoples wearing facemasks are seen waiting for their turn to donate blood during the second lockdown imposed by the local government as a preventive measure against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 5, 2020. Gokarneshwor Municipality volunteer operational committee and Narayantar youth club have jointly organized a blood donation camping to address the scarcity of blood during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A total of 90 people have donated blood in this program. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)





Residents carrying umbrellas walk on an almost deserted Durbar Square under the rain after restrictions were imposed by district officials for a week to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Patan (Lalitpur) on the outskirts of Kathmandu on August 26, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





A nepalese womans carrying vegetables walking along a deserted street while wearing a face mask during lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns over the rising spread of coronavirus disease in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 28, 2020.The Kathmandu valley is under a complete lock down, in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19. (Photo by Saroj Baizu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Devotees dressed as Hindu deities Ganesh (L) and Bhairav (C) return from the living goddess Kumari's house as large gatherings are restricted due to Covid-19 coronavirus measures for the annual Indra Jatra festival, at Hanuman Dhoka area in Kathmandu on August 30, 2020. The eight-day long festival “Indra Jatra” celebrates the Hindu king of gods and god of rains Indra and is also usually marked by the Kumari Jatra, the religious procession of the living goddess Kumari. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Volunteers distribute food packets people in need after a week-long restrictions were imposed by district officials to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Kathmandu on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





A Nepalese devotee offers ritual prayer at the Bank of Bagmati River of Pashupatinath Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Rishi Panchami festival is celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India. During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life of their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. Due to prohibitory order lockdown in Kathmandu valley for a week-long, as rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)