A long exposure picture show devotees pulling a chariot during the “Seto Machindranath” chariot festival in Kathmandu on March 29, 2023. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





A Tamang man lights butter lamp during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. During this festival people from the Tamang community gather in nearby monasteries or stupas light butter lamp performs rituals to pay homage to their loved ones who have passed away. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Tamang community people perform rituals during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Young girls play on a prayer wheel during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. During this festival people from the Tamang community gather in nearby monasteries or stupas light butter lamp performs rituals to pay homage to their loved ones who have passed away. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Tamang community people stand in a queue to offer prayers during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. During this festival people from the Tamang community gather in nearby monasteries or stupas light butter lamp performs rituals to pay homage to their loved ones who have passed away. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Police detain about 16 victims of loan sharks during protests in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 7, 2023 in front of Singhadurbar, which houses the prime minister’s office and other ministries. (Photo by Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Devotees gather during the Bisket Jatra festival held to mark the Nepalese New Year in Bhaktapur on April 10, 2023. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Devotees pull the chariot of God Bhairab through the city center during the Biska festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 10, 2023. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Tents of mountaineers are pictured at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district, on April 12, 2023. A search was underway for three Nepali climbers who fell into a crevasse while ascending Everest on April 12, the first such accident on the world's highest mountain this climbing season. (Photo by Ang Tashi Sherpa/AFP Photo)





A man crosses a suspension bridge at sunset in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Hindu devotees pull a long ceremonial pole called a “Lingo” during the Bisket Jatra festival held to mark the Nepalese New Year in Bhaktapur on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Devotees gather to celebrate Biska Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Friday, April 14, 2023. Devotees mark this 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)





A reveller smeared in vermilion powder celebrates the Bisket Jatra Festival in Thimi in the Bhaktapur District on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 15, 2023. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Revellers celebrate the Bisket Jatra Festival in Thimi in the Bhaktapur District on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 15, 2023. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





A person wearing a mask walks past as the air pollution engulfs the Kathmandu Valley, in Kathmandu, Nepal, 18 April 2023. Air pollution caused by forest fires and widespread crop burning in Nepal and neighboring countries has resulted in hazardous levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), affecting millions of people nationwide. Air pollution is linked to health problems such as respiratory infections, and cases are rising in Kathmandu, according to the Chest Infection Department of Bir Hospital. The Department of Environment issued a notice recommending citizens to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)





A bird sits on a branch as the sun rises while air pollution engulfs the Kathmandu Valley, in Kathmandu, Nepal, 18 April 2023. Air pollution caused by forest fires and widespread crop burning in Nepal and neighboring countries has resulted in hazardous levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), affecting millions of people nationwide. Air pollution is linked to health problems such as respiratory infections, and cases are rising in Kathmandu, according to the Chest Infection Department of Bir Hospital. The Department of Environment issued a notice recommending citizens to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





An ambulance carrying the dead body of Irish climber Noel Richmond, 56, brought from Annapurna mountain region is seen in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. An Irish climber died and an Indian is missing after falling into a crevasse in two separate incidents on Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th highest mountain, an expedition organizer said Tuesday. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A woman plays with her child as a smog-ridden is seen in Kathmandu city, Nepal, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Hospital staff get ready to evacuate as a helicopter carrying injured Indian climber Anurag Maloo who was rescued from Annapurna region lands at Medicity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Indian climber who fell into a 300-meter (980-foot) crevasse on Mount Annapurna on Monday was rescued Thursday. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Devotees take a holy bath at Matathirtha to commemorate their departed mothers during Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 20, 2023. (Photo by Monika Malla/Reuters)