Nepalese revelers dance and sing while celebrating the Pahachare festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. During the festival, several goddesses at different shrines, including Kankeshwori, Bhadrakali and Mahankal, are actuated through tantric rites. Mostly, members of the Newar community living in inner Kathmandu mark the annual celebrations.

Nepalese revelers play traditional drums as they sing and dance during Pahachare festival at Ason in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Chariots of Kankeshwori, Bhadrakali and Sankata are brought together to actuate through tantric rites.

Nepalese people watch the chariot procession during the Pahachare festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. During the festival, several goddesses at different shrines, including Kankeshwori, Bhadrakali and Mahankal, are actuated through tantric rites. Mostly, members of the Newar community living in inner Kathmandu mark the annual celebrations.

Nepalese priests exchange holy lamps during Pahachare festival at Ason in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Chariots of Kankeshwori, Bhadrakali and Sankata are brought together to actuate through tantric rites.

Nepalese revelers drag chariots while celebrating Pahachare festival, which is the three-day festival of the Newar community in Ason Chowk, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, April 8, 2016. During the festival several goddesses at different shrines, which includes Kankeshwori, Bhadrakaali and Mahankal, are actuated through tantric rites.

Devotees return after exchanging holy lamps during Pahachare festival at Ason in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Chariots of Kankeshwori, Bhadrakali and Sankata are brought together to actuate through tantric rites.