Patan residents celebrate Mataya, the festival of lights
Devotees parade in observance of the Neku Jatra-Mataya festival, the festival of lights, which falls a day after Gaijatra. Devotees make a day-long procession visiting all of Patan's Buddhist shrines during the festival.
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A devotee in specific dress taking part in the Mataya parade runs through a doorway.
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- id:1370118
- date:4 August 2012
- dimensions:8.53 x 6.4 in. (2560 x 1920 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:15.21 MB
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Devotees parade in observance of the Neku Jatra-Mataya festival, the festival of lights, which falls a day after Gaijatra. Devotees make a day-long procession visiting all of Patan's Buddhist shrines during the festival.
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- id:1370118
- date:4 August 2012
- dimensions:8.53 x 6.4 in. (2560 x 1920 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:15.21 MB
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