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Hindu devotees splash a water buffalo with water from Hanumante River as part of rituals before it is sacrificed on the ninth day of Dashain Hindu Festival in Bhaktapur  Nepal, Monday, October 10, 2016. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by Hindu goddess Durga, marking the victory of good over evil. Animals are sacrificed at Hindu temples during this festival. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Hindu devotees splash a water buffalo with water from Hanumante River as part of rituals before it is sacrificed on the ninth day of Dashain Hindu Festival in Bhaktapur Nepal, Monday, October 10, 2016. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by Hindu goddess Durga, marking the victory of good over evil. Animals are sacrificed at Hindu temples during this festival. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A vendor sells flute made of bamboos outside a temple covered with corrugated metal after it was damaged during the earthquakes in 2015 during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A vendor sells flute made of bamboos outside a temple covered with corrugated metal after it was damaged during the earthquakes in 2015 during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A Hindu man slaughters a water buffalo at a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A Hindu man slaughters a water buffalo at a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Bloodstains are pictured on the place where goats were sacrificed at a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Bloodstains are pictured on the place where goats were sacrificed at a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



The heads of slaughtered water buffalos and a goat are lined up on the ground after the animals were sacrificed during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

The heads of slaughtered water buffalos and a goat are lined up on the ground after the animals were sacrificed during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A water buffalo is dragged away after it was sacrificed at a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A water buffalo is dragged away after it was sacrificed at a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A devotee offers prayers to the idol of Bhairab during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers prayers to the idol of Bhairab during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



People splash water on a buffalo to prepare it for sacrifice during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People splash water on a buffalo to prepare it for sacrifice during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



People gather to observe the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People gather to observe the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees play traditional musical instruments as they take part for the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees play traditional musical instruments as they take part for the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A man stands inside a temple while taking part in a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A man stands inside a temple while taking part in a sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



People gather to observe the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People gather to observe the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



People are silhouetted against the moon as they gather to observe the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People are silhouetted against the moon as they gather to observe the sacrificial ceremony during “Dashain”, Hinduism's biggest religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 10, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A devotee sits with lit oil lamps on his shoulders while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee sits with lit oil lamps on his shoulders while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees tear meat from a sacrificed buffalo carcass during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees tear meat from a sacrificed buffalo carcass during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Young priests walk on a field during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Young priests walk on a field during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees offer lamps as part of a ritual during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer lamps as part of a ritual during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A devotee offers oil lamps on top of his body while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers oil lamps on top of his body while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A devotee sits with lit oil lamps while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee sits with lit oil lamps while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A devotee sits with lit oil lamps while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee sits with lit oil lamps while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Devotees tear meat from a sacrificed buffalo carcass during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees tear meat from a sacrificed buffalo carcass during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A lit oil lamp is pictured on the solder of a devotee while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A lit oil lamp is pictured on the solder of a devotee while offering prayers during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Priests gather as they perform rituals during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Priests gather as they perform rituals during “Dashain”, a Hindu religious festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 11, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A Nepalese devotee sits with oil lamps on his body as an offering during Dashain Festival clelebrations at the Baramahini  Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 11 October 2016. During the 15-day Dashain Festival, Nepalese Hindu devotees worship Durga, a mother goddess of power and prosperity, offering animal sacrifices, especially goats and buffalo. In general, the Dashain Hindu festival is a celebration of the victory of the gods over demons, as told in several Hindu mythological texts. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)

A Nepalese devotee sits with oil lamps on his body as an offering during Dashain Festival clelebrations at the Baramahini Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 11 October 2016. During the 15-day Dashain Festival, Nepalese Hindu devotees worship Durga, a mother goddess of power and prosperity, offering animal sacrifices, especially goats and buffalo. In general, the Dashain Hindu festival is a celebration of the victory of the gods over demons, as told in several Hindu mythological texts. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
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