People gather around a man riding a horse as they parade along the street during the "Ghodejatra" Horse Race festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Monika Malla 

A view shows a tail of a horse, decorated with a bow, during the "Ghodejatra" Horse Race festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Monika Malla 

A man casts his vote during the general election, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Malla 

People wait to cast their vote outside the polling station during the general election, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Malla 

A man walks towards the ballot box to cast his vote during the general election, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Malla 

A woman casts her vote during the general election, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Monika Malla 

A woman casts a vote during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man casts a vote during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man casts a vote during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Temporary police personnel recruited for the upcoming general election stands guard next to the ballot boxes during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Temporary police personnel recruited for the upcoming general election helps an elderly woman arriving to cast a vote during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A woman casts her vote into a ballot box during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A woman casts her vote into a ballot box during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

An official from the election commission displays an empty ballot box before sealing it during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Officials from the election commission seal a ballot box during a mock election, held to familiarize people with the electoral process ahead of the general elections, in Lalitpur, Nepal November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Former Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli, 70, who heads the Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party of Nepal speaks during an interview with Reuters at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Former Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli, 70, who heads the Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party of Nepal greets before leaving the room after an interview with Reuters at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A portrait of Former Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli, 70, who heads the Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party of Nepal is pictured outside his office as a security personal shuts the door of his room at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Former Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli, 70, who heads the Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party of Nepal poses for a picture as he stand near his portrait outside his office in Lalitpur, Nepal November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Former Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli, 70, who heads the Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party of Nepal smiles as he starts to leaves the room after an interview with Reuters at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A dancer performs along the bank of Bagmati River during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Devotees worship the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Light illuminates a devotee worshiping the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People gather along the bank of Bagmati River during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Light illuminates a devotee worshiping the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A devotee worships the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Light illuminates a devotee worshiping the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A devotee receives Tika as she worships the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Devotees worship the Sun god on the bank of Bagmati River, during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People gather to worship a dog at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs, during the Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration in Lalitpur, Nepal October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A dog with a garland sits after being worshipped during the Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs in Lalitpur, Nepal October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A dog is offered a tika on his forehead while being worshipped during the Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs in Lalitpur, Nepal October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A dog with tika and flowers on its forehead is pictured after being worshipped during the Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs, in Lalitpur, Nepal October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A dog is offered a tika on his forehead while being worshipped during the Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs in Lalitpur, Nepal October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A paralysed dog lies on the floor of Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs, after being treated by the staff day ahead of Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Staff from Sneha’s Care shelter for street dogs gives a bath to paralyzed dogs as they prepare for the Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration in Lalitpur, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Staff from Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs, cleans a wound of a paralysed dog a day ahead of Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration in Lalitpur, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A worker feeds dogs with biscuits at Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs, a day ahead of Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration in Lalitpur, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Dogs rescued from various places are pictured inside Sneha’s Care, a shelter for street dogs, a day ahead of Kukur Tihar or the festival of dogs as part of Tihar celebration in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People are silhouetted as they gather during the Chhath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A devotee offers prayer to the setting sun during the Chhath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A devotee offers prayer to the setting sun during the Chhath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

Children light firecrackers while celebrating Chhath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Monika Deupala 

A person dressed as a deity jumps while in a state of trance during the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Devotees gather around the Shikali temple to observe the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Devotees run as they sprinkle blessed rice during a deity's procession as part of the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Devotees hold their umbrellas upside down to collect blessed rice sprinkled during a deity's procession as part of the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A person adjusts a clay mask while preparing to take part in a deity's procession during the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People dressed in colourful clay masks of various gods prepare to take part in a deity's procession during the Shikali festival at Khokana, in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A girl plays on a swing made for "Dashain", the country's biggest religious Hindu festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A boy is silhouetted as he plays on a swing made for "Dashain", the country's biggest religious Hindu festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A boy plays with a swing made for "Dashain", the country's biggest religious Hindu festival, in Lalitpur, Nepal October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Shoppers crowd at a market in Lagankhel, one of the busiest market in the country, during "Dashain", the biggest religious festival of Hindus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Tibetans dressed in traditional attire perform rituals during a function organised to mark the 86th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Lalitpur, Nepal, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Tibetan man dressed in traditional attire offers a ceremonial scarf to the portrait of Dalai Lama during a function organised to mark the 86th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Lalitpur, Nepal, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A Tibetan woman dressed in traditional attire stands near the portrait of Dalai Lama during a function organised to mark the 86th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Lalitpur, Nepal, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Tibetans dressed in traditional attire sing the birthday song before cutting a cake during a function organised to mark the 86th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Lalitpur, Nepal, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A cake is pictured near the portrait of Dalai Lama at a function organised to mark the 86th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Lalitpur, Nepal, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A tranquilized tiger is pictured inside a cage upon its arrival to Central Zoo from Bardiya National Park after reports of fatal attacks on people, in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Officials unload a cage containing a tranquilized tiger brought to Central Zoo from Bardiya National Park after reports of fatal attacks on people, in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar