Rice is thrown as an offering on an idol of Buddha during the Pancha Dan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Pancha Dan, the festival of five summer gifts, is a day when devotees donate five commodities they consider essential for their well being, which are unhusked paddy, rice grains, pulses, salt and money. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
