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In Pictures: Nepal's Bisket Jatra festival
Nepali Hindu devotees celebrate the annual Bisket Jatra festival near Kathmandu ahead of the Nepali New Year.
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Apr 11, 2018, 10:16 PM
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Apr 11, 2018, 04:23 PM
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Nepalese devotees pull a wooden chariot with Goddess Bhairab, the god of power inside, as they take part in the traditional Bisket Jatra festival, ahead of the Nepali New Year celebrations in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
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Nepalese devotees pull a wooden chariot with Goddess Bhairab, the god of power inside, as they take part in the traditional Bisket Jatra festival, ahead of the Nepali New Year celebrations in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The chariot of God Bhairab is pulled through the city centre during the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A devotee offers a prayer during the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Hands of devotees are pictured as they pull the chariot of God Bhairab during the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The festival, which begins on April 10, is celebrated for nine days by the ethnic Newar community in Bhaktapur.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Thousands of people from across the country gather to witness the Bisket Jatra festival with belief that witnessing it will destroy their enemies.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A boy sits on the chariot of God Bhairab as people gather for the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The chariot of God Bhairab is pulled through the city centre during the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A Nepalese child looks on the traditional Bisket Jatra festival, ahead of the Nepali New Year celebrations in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Nepali Hindu devotees pull a wooden chariot through crowds during the Bisket Jatra festival, held to mark the Nepalese New Year in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2018.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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