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Nepalese devotees pull ropes tied to the chariot of Hindu god Bhairava as destroyed houses from last year's earthquake are seen during Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. During the festival, also regarded as Nepalese New Year, images of the Hindu god Bhairava and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are enshrined in two large chariots and pulled to an open square after which rituals and festivities are performed. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Nepalese devotees pull ropes tied to the chariot of Hindu god Bhairava as destroyed houses from last year's earthquake are seen during Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. During the festival, also regarded as Nepalese New Year, images of the Hindu god Bhairava and his female counterpart Bhadrakali are enshrined in two large chariots and pulled to an open square after which rituals and festivities are performed. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A hand of a devotee is pictured as she rings a bell while offering prayers to the chariot of God Bhairab during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A hand of a devotee is pictured as she rings a bell while offering prayers to the chariot of God Bhairab during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees gather near the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees gather near the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A boy climbs the chariot of God Bhairab during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A boy climbs the chariot of God Bhairab during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees run towards the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, after it was brought down during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees run towards the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, after it was brought down during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



The chariot of God Bhairab is pulled through the city centre of Bhaktapur during the Bisket festival in Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

The chariot of God Bhairab is pulled through the city centre of Bhaktapur during the Bisket festival in Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees are silhouetted as they gather under the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees are silhouetted as they gather under the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees pull the rope tied to the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, as they pull it down during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees pull the rope tied to the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, as they pull it down during the Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



The chariot of God Bhairab (C) is pulled near the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

The chariot of God Bhairab (C) is pulled near the “lingo”, a long wooden pole representing a phallus, before pulling it down during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



The chariot of God Bhairab is pulled through the city centre of Bhaktapur during the Bisket festival in Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

The chariot of God Bhairab is pulled through the city centre of Bhaktapur during the Bisket festival in Nepal, April 13, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
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