Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Samyak Mahadan at Nagbahal

Samyak Mahadan at Nagbahal Feb 25, 2012. The Mahadan Festival is celebrated once in five years. More than a hundred statues of Dipankaras, and incarnation of Buddha, and other Duddhist gods and goddesses are paraded through the streets of Patan to mark the festival.
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