People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, while another effigy of the demon is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon is believed to “steal” children and women from their homes and localities. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, while another effigy of the demon is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, while another effigy of the demon is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People set fire to the effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A hand of a man is pictured as he works to makes an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A man is silhouetted as he walks past a burning effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A woman swings a child around the fire, where an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna was burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People set fire to an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A woman swings a child around a fire, where an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna was burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A woman swings a child around a fire, where an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna was burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Smoke rises as a woman carries a child around a fire, where an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna was burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People gather to observe the effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A man's hand is pictured as he works to makes an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A woman swings a child around a fire, where an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna was burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People set fire to an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People work to make an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A man pinches a child's cheek during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People gather to observe the effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People works to makes an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)