Shivaratri Bonfire Burning in the Street in Kathmandu (Nepal)

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Shivaratri Bonfire Burning in the Street in Kathmandu (Nepal)

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Shivaratri fire burning in the street in Kathmandu (Nepal)

On the day of Shivaratri, Nepali people lit-up bonfires in the streets of Kathmandu (often on squares and in front of Temples). The street fires are to honor Lord Shiva's Birthday.

For more info about the Shivaratri festival, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri.

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Photo taken on March 10, 2013
Gaushala, Kathmandu District, Bāgmatī Zone, Central, Nepal
GPS coordinates: 27.708902,85.349052 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)
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