A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for the celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country's most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA (AFP)Priests take part during a deity's procession as part of the Shikali festival at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country's most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA (AFP)A priest in traditional attire takes part during of the Shikali festival at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)A mask hangs on a wall as a Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country's most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA (AFP)Devotees holding sugarcane sticks take part while celebrating Shikali festival at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)Buffalo intestine offered on the portrait of God Bhairav covered in blood stains is pictured during the Shikali festival at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)A medium prepares for a deity's procession during the Shikali festival at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)A medium dressed as a deity jumps during a trance while celebrating Shikali festival at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarNAVESH CHITRAKAR (REUTERS)
